Eg. Gaël Kakuta
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaël_Kakuta
On 3 September 2009, it was announced by the
FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber,
[7] that Kakuta would be banned for four months and be fined €780,000 due to a breach of contract with his old club
Lens in order to sign for Chelsea in the summer of 2007. Chelsea were also banned from signing any players in the next two
transfer windows due to their involvement in inducing the player to break his contract at Lens, meaning they would have been unable to buy or sell players until January 2011. Further to this they received a €130,000 fine, payable to RC Lens.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_English_football_tapping_up_controversy
EVERTON get mentioned for poaching one of Crewe's 12 year olds who was their most promising in 2009 according to Dario Gradi there. Whoever that is is now 17. I wonder who and if we will get them into the first team.
Now clubs pay fixed amount "training compensation" for youth players.
Before Chelsea were like a bunch of outlaws in the wild west. When it came to poaching youth players.[/QUOTE]
You forget to say that the Kakuta fine/ ban was overturned. As it was proven that Lens didn't have a contract with the player at all. Yet another cock up from FIFA
What is interesting is that in the last 10 years Chelsea have either released or given free transfers to 61 players, Everton 45 but the winners are Arsenal on 75. 25 last season alone.