Sporting Lisbon: The hearing Tuesday at the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport centers on the 20 million-euro sale of Argentine defender Marcos Rojo last season to Manchester United, according to Bloomberg. Doyen, a London-based fund, helped the Portuguese club buy Rojo in 2012. Photographer: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked InShare on Reddit Share on Google+E-mail Soccer global player-transfer market will return to the spotlight when sport top court begins a three-day hearing into a dispute between Sporting Lisbon and a fund backed by anonymous investors. Sporting withheld 75 percent of the proceeds owed to Doyen for the sale to United, saying the fund breached its contract by inducing the transfer of the player against the club interest. The case is being followed closely amid legal challenges to a ban from soccer governing body FIFA into the practice of so-called third-party ownership, a process where investors purchase a player transfer rights. Doyen disputes the allegation.
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