1. When FIFA enumerates several reasons for which it deems its decision bodies lack competence to entertain the Appellant’s request and invites the latter to seek relief in front of the competent national authorities, it clearly manifests that it will not entertain the request, thereby making a ruling on the admissibility of the request and directly affecting the Appellant’s situation. Thus, despite being formulated in a letter, such a refusal is, in substance, a decision.