11-08-2015 22:18 via feeds.theguardian.com

Olimpia punished for suspending player undergoing chemotherapy

• Paraguayan club halted Sebastián Ariosa’s contract after cancer diagnosis
• Cas orders club to compensate Uruguayan and awards ‘moral damage’The Paraguayan club Olimpia have been ordered to pay compensation to a player whose contract was suspended while he was being treated for cancer.The world players’ union Fifpro described the ruling by the court of arbitration for sport in favour of Sebastián Ariosa as a “major legal victory” after the Uruguayan was awarded “moral
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