Chelsea Transfer Ban

[Bungle]

Naughty boys.

Chelsea transfer ban: Club to appeal against Fifa decision

Chelsea have been banned from signings during the next two transfer windows for breaching rules in relation to youth players, Fifa announces.

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Chelsea have been banned from signing players in the next two transfer windows for breaching rules in relation to youth players, Fifa has announced.

They have also been fined 600,000 Swiss francs, while the Football Association has been fined 510,000 Swiss francs.

The ban does not prevent the release of players and will not apply to Chelsea's women's and futsal teams.

The Premier League club have been given three days to appeal against the world governing body's decision.

It comes following a Fifa investigation into the Blues' signing of foreign under-18 players, including former striker Bertrand Traore.

Based on documents from Football Leaks, French website Mediapart claimed 19 Chelsea signings had been looked at in a three year-long investigation.

Mediapart alleged that 14 of those signings were under the age of 18.

 

[Ivo]

Didn't this happen to 'them lot' but they were only banned from signing youth players?

 

[phildp]

Be interesting to see what happens here. Imagine selling Hazard (he appears to want to go) and not being able to replace that sort of quality. Could effect our pursuit of Zouma if we want him as well

 

[Bungle]

Didn't this happen to 'them lot' but they were only banned from signing youth players?

Happened to us a couple of months back as well didn't it but a ban for academy transfers?

 

[Ivo]

Happened to us a couple of months back as well didn't it but a ban for academy transfers?

OH, I'll keep quiet then... Haha

 

[Abraders]

Didn't this happen to 'them lot' but they were only banned from signing youth players?

Everton are also banned currently from signing youth

 

[YoboCopter]

Everton are also banned currently from signing youth

Shud ban us from siging players, save some doe, never get a good one anyway

 

[PhilM]

They have three days to appeal but with at least twenty-nine breaches, then I think they'll find it hard to argue that the punishment shouldn't be upheld.

Perhaps they'll argue for a reduction of the ban under appeal but again that'll be difficult if you consider that Barcelona had their appeal thrown out by the CAS.

 

[longers]

They’ll just appeal, then sign a ton of players before the appeal is inevitably rejected.

 

[ijjysmith]

Good. Means we won’t buy Zouma probably.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Liam Twomey
Liam Twomey
@liam_twomey
Chelsea have been braced for this. They can appeal to FIFA & to CAS if necessary & even if they fail to get the punishment reduced/overturned, the timeframe of the process should grant them this summer to do any essential business #cfc

FA Spokesperson
@FAspokesperson
[2/3] The FA intends to appeal the decision. We will however continue to work with FIFA and Chelsea in a constructive manner to address the issues which are raised by this case.

Etc etc...this won't be settled quickly if past cases are anything to go by


Time for some rotation on the managerial front then before the next window.

(S)arrivederci

 

[Lelouch]

this is actually massive, Chelsea are a sinking ship and Hazard definitely wants out, 100% sure they'll somehow bribe their way out of this though.

 

[Lelouch]

, the timeframe of the process should grant them this summer to do any essential business #cfc

oh nevermind

 

[SantaClausisanEvertonian]

Bye bye Hazard then.
At least they have players such as Barkley to help fill such a gap.

 

[ijjysmith]

Wish we could have a transfer ban.