Team Melli striker Sardar Azmoun,  has been handed the good news following arbitration of CAS . He will continue playing for FC Rostov.

Azmoun who spent 2015-16 season at FC Rostov on loan from Rubin Kazan, was supposed to return to the Tatars at the end of the season; however Rostov triggered the buyout clause in Azmoun’s contract. Rubin  Kazan denied this clause and demanded that Sardar report to duty at Kazan as he is officially still a Kazan Rubin player.

FIFA ruled for Kazan however Azmoun’s lawyer appealed the case to CAS.

Finally CAS ruled in favor of Azmoun overturning FIFA’s ruling and he is now included in Rostov’s UEFA Champions League third qualifying round squad for the game against Anderlecht on Tuesday.

Azmoun finished seventh in 2015-16 Russian Premier League top scorer list scoring nine goals in 23 appearances, despite getting half as much playing time as some other top scorers.
He was also voted as the fifth most valuable player of the league, narrowly behind players such as Fyodor Smolov, Moussa Doumbia, and Brazilian superstar Hulk.