CAS Decision Raises Questions About MLS’ Ability to Enforce Player Options

By Christopher Deubert, Senior Writer [Disclosure: As referenced below, I represented Scott Pearson, Kaku’s representative, in a lawsuit brought by MLS arising out of the dispute described in this article; I also represented Kaku in a separate matter in which he was a co-defendant with MLS and the New York Red Bulls.] FIFA’s Dispute Resolutions Chamber (DRC) has frequently held that unilateral options in favor of a club are unenforceable on the grounds that they unfairly restrain a pla