The Court of Arbitration for Sport will hear the appeals of Mexican sides Club Leon and Pachuca next month following Fifa’s decision to remove Club Leon from the Club World Cup this summer.
Last month Fifa determined that Club Leon and Pachuca did not comply with rules prohibiting clubs to directly or indirectly hold or deal in the securities or shares of another participating in the competition.
Because both clubs are owned by Grupo Pachuca, Fifa removed Club Leon from the upcoming Club World Cup in the United States.
Cas has now registered separate appeals from Pachuca and Club Leon seeking to annul the decision and declare that the clubs comply with the Club World Cup eligibility requirements.
Club Leon have filed an additional appeal against the decision by the Fifa secretary general to be reinstated in the competition.
Cas said the appeals will be expedited and heard during the week beginning Monday, May 5.
On Monday, Fifa said it was considering a one-off play-off match between LAFC and Mexican side Club America for the right to replace Club Leon in the tournament.
The Club World Cup will begin on June 14 with the final to be played on July 13 in New Jersey.
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