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Post by Football News on Feb 22, 2019 19:05:43 GMT
Chelsea have been banned from signing players in the next two transfer windows for breaching rules in relation to youth players, Fifa has announced. The ban, until the end of January 2020, does not prevent the release of players and will not apply to their women's and futsal teams. The Premier League club have said they will appeal against the decision. Chelsea have also been fined £460,000, while the Football Association (FA) has been fined £390,000. It comes following a Fifa investigation into Chelsea's signing of foreign under-18 players, including former striker Bertrand Traore. The world governing body says it found breaches in 29 cases out of 92 investigated. "We welcome the fact Fifa has accepted that there was no breach in relation to 63 of these players, but the club is extremely disappointed that Fifa has not accepted the club's submissions in relation to the remaining 29 players," said a statement from the Stamford Bridge club. "Chelsea acted in accordance with the relevant regulations and will shortly be submitting its appeal to Fifa." The FA has been told by Fifa that it must "address the situation" regarding the international transfer and registration of minors. A spokesperson for English football's governing body said it had "co-operated fully" with the investigations and had "raised some concerns" regarding Fifa's disciplinary processes. A statement said: "The FA intends to appeal against 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." How did this come about?Based on documents from Football Leaks, French website Mediapart claimed in November that 19 Chelsea signings had been looked at during a three-year investigation. Mediapart alleged that 14 of those signings were under the age of 18. It was first reported in September 2017 that Chelsea were being investigated. Burkina Faso international Bertrand Traore - who now plays for Ligue 1 club Lyon - signed his first professional contract at Chelsea in 2013 at the age of 18 but was not registered until January 2014. Mediapart claimed Fifa found evidence that Chelsea had misled them over the dates, while Traore was found to have made 25 appearances for the Blues (under-16, under-18 and first team) despite not being registered by the FA. Chelsea admitted they paid his mother £155,000, as well as a further £13,000 to the club she chaired - AJE Bobo-Dioulasso - in April 2011 to allow them first refusal over his signature. That deal, it is alleged, was for four and a half years, despite the limit for under-18s being three years. In addition, it is also claimed Chelsea paid for Traore to attend the £20,000-a-year Whitgift School in Surrey. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both received bans for breaching rules over the signing of minors in early 2016, while fellow Spanish club Barcelona were given a 14-month ban after breaking rules for signing international under-18s in 2014. However, a Barcelona appeal saw their punishment pushed back a year, allowing the club to sign Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic, Jeremy Mathieu, Claudio Bravo and Marc-Andre ter Stegen. What are Fifa's rules?Fifa bans the transfer of under-18s to different countries unless they meet strict criteria. It brought in the rules to help protect children from exploitation and trafficking. Under-18s can only be transferred abroad if: The player's parents move to the country in which the new club is located for non-footballing reasons. Both clubs are in the European Union or European Economic Area and the player is aged between 16 and 18. Even then, the buying club must meet more criteria relating to education, training, living conditions and support. They live within 100km of the club. Source BBC Sport
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Post by rugbytoffee on May 8, 2019 14:11:01 GMT
Chelsea's two-window transfer ban has been upheld by FIFA.
The Blues decided to appeal the decision to stop them registering any new players for the next two transfer windows, but the Appeals Committee has upheld the original decision.
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Post by Avinalaff on May 8, 2019 16:55:59 GMT
Chelsea's two-window transfer ban has been upheld by FIFA. The Blues decided to appeal the decision to stop them registering any new players for the next two transfer windows, but the Appeals Committee has upheld the original decision. They still have a load of players on their books: GOALKEEPERSNathan Baxter, 20, Yeovil Town Eduardo, 36, Vitesse Jamal Blackman, 25, Leeds Bradley Collins, 21, Burton DEFENDERSBaba Rahman, 24, Schalke Jake Clarke-Salter, 21, Vitesse Michael Hector, 26, Sheffield Wednesday Tomas Kalas, 25, Bristol City Todd Kane, 25, Hull Matt Miazga, 23, Nantes Kurt Zouma, 24, Everton Kenneth Omeruo, 25, Leganes Trevor Chalobah, 19, Ipswich Dujon Sterling, 19, Coventry Reece James, 19, Wigan Jay DaSilva, 20, Bristol City Ola Aina, 22, Torino Fikayo Tomori, 21, Derby Fankaty Dabo, 23, Sparta Rotterdam MIDFIELDERSLewis Baker, 23, Leeds Bekanty Victorien Angban, 22, Metz Kenedy, 22, Newcastle Nathan, 22, Atletico Mineiro Josimar Quintero, 21, Lleida Esportiu Danilo Pantic, 22, Partizan Belgrade Mario Pasalic, 23, Atalanta Ruben Sammut, 21, Falkirk Charlie Colkett, 22, Shrewsbury Jacob Maddox, 20, Cheltenham Kasey Palmer, 22, Blackburn Kyle Scott, 21, Telstar Mason Mount, 19, Derby Tiemoue Bakayoko, 24, AC Milan Charly Musonda, 22, Vitesse Kylian Hazard, 23, Cercle Bruges FORWARDSChristian Pulisic, 20, Borussia Dortmund Jhoao Rodriguez, 22, Tenerife Michy Batshuayi, 25, Valencia Ike Ugbo, 20, Scunthorpe Izzy Brown, 21, Leeds Tammy Abraham, 21, Aston Villa
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Post by rugbytoffee on Jun 7, 2019 10:10:35 GMT
Chelsea have lodged an official appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the two-window transfer ban issued by FIFA.
The Premier League club were initially sanctioned in February as punishment for the transfer of young foreign players.
A subsequent appeal to governing body FIFA was rejected last month and the Europa League champions have now formally taken their case to CAS.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Oct 7, 2019 9:10:26 GMT
Chelsea are still awaiting the date of their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over their transfer ban.
Despite the early worry over what it would mean for the squad, the transfer ban has actually been something of a silver lining within the club.
Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori, Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi are just a few of the youngsters who have been given their chance and taken the opportunity.
However, the Blues are still looking to get the ban overturned in January in the hope that they could add to the squad if they need to. The Blues were slapped with a two-window ban by FIFA in which they cannot register any new players who are above the age of 16, after breaking regulations over the signing of youth players.
Chelsea's appeal to FIFA was thrown out, but in June they submitted an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to have the ban overturned or taken down to just one week. The club did not, however, request that the transfer ban be frozen for the summer, and head coach Frank Lampard has been using his young players to good effect this season.
Chelsea are waiting for the appeal date to be set and CAS released their latest list of hearings on Friday August 30, however once again Chelsea were not on it.
football.london were told by CAS in July that: "Hearing dates are not fixed in any particular order. They are set once the procedure is ready to be heard and according to the availability of the parties and arbitrators involved." It means that the wait for Chelsea's hearing goes on and the potential date is still not set for the Blues.
"It is a waste of time to think about what could have been or should have been," Lampard said during Chelsea's pre-season in Japan.
"My job is to have absolute belief in the players and the week’s training has started to give me that because I can see quality and attitude.
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