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===== Despite establishing jurisdiction, the Panel found that: =====
* LDA’s only plausible interest related to the MCO eligibility assessment.
* But LDA conflated multiple distinct stages of the regulatory process: - (i) MCO assessment - (ii) choice of which Mexican club to exclude - (iii) selection of a replacement club
* The regulations assign these stages to different FIFA bodies, and LDA had no direct interest in steps (ii) and (iii).
* LDA’s claim of an “automatic right” to replace the excluded Mexican club was unfounded.
* FIFA had not yet made the replacement decision, so LDA’s request was premature.

Thus, LDA lacked standing to obtain the substantive relief sought.