According to the CAS jurisprudence, an appealable decision of a sport association or federation “is normally a communication of the association directed to a party and based on an „animus decidendi‟, i.e. an intention of a body of the association to decide on a matter […]. A simple information, which does not contain any „ruling‟, cannot be considered a decision”. In this respect, a ruling confirming a previous decision of an IF Executive Board cannot be considered as a real decision appealable before CAS.