Chelsea

[Metaphysical]

Man City haven't nearly as much as Madrid so why all the hoohah about them?

coz city can keep spending without selling.

real can't spend anything more without selling.

both are artificial wealth, but one is definitely finite and hugely risky, the other is basically infinite, which is what's so "wrong" about it.

anyway roman is being a first-class bitch here. but he's always been a coward and a thief. it's how he made his wealth in the first place and now he's trying to stop arabs from making smaller clubs bigger than his bunch of cockney wankers.

[antonnn]

Pat on the back for uncle Roman!

[blueduck]

Chelsea handed transfer ban

Fifa have banned Chelsea from registering any new players in the next two transfer windows.

The world's governing body have handed down the punishment after French clubs Lens made an official complaint over Chelsea's signing of their young player Gael Kakuta in 2007.

Fifa's Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) has now found in Lens' favour and ruled that Chelsea are 'jointly and severally liable'.

As such Chelsea have been banned from signing players over the next two transfer windows, which will mean they will not be able to bring a player into the club until 2011.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...535793,00.html

[Lemmi]

tbh honest it was about time, the mikel deal stank but they had romans money to shut everyone up.

[Cule Angles]

Hilarious, but no doubt they'll get it reduced on appeal to a ban during just the winter transfer window.

[blueduck]

It doesn't say players can't leave either, so if any player forces a move they won't be able to replce them until Januray 2011.

Their squad will be about 35 before they can get anyone else in. No even free transfers.

[Lemmi]

Scott Minto already playing the 'everyone does it/victim card'.

*Ashley Cole

*John Obi Mikel

*Gael Kukuta

*Daniel Sturridge?

Bout fucking time, hope Peter Kenyon cries, you Porky Pig wannabe twat.

[blueduck]

Off Talksport?

EDIT: Oh Sky sports News

[Lemmi]

he's on SSN

[maz]

Can't wait to hear jason cundy crying into his microphone.

[Poor_Sunyol]

Fifa have banned Chelsea from registering any new players in the next two transfer windows.

The world's governing body have handed down the punishment after French clubs Lens made an official complaint over Chelsea's signing of their young player Gael Kakutain 2007.

Fifa's Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) has now found in Lens' favour and ruled that the Blues are 'jointly and severally liable'.
As such, the Stamford Bridge club have been banned from signing players over the next two transfer windows, which means they will not be able to bring in any new faces until 2011.

Kakuta, a regular in Chelsea's reserve side, has also been banned from playing for the next four months and fined £680,000.
Chelsea will have to pay Lens £113,000 in compensation.

Statement

The full statement from Fifa reads: "On the occasion of its last meeting held on 27 August 2009, the Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) was called to pass a decision in a contractual dispute opposing the French club Lens to the French player Gael Kakuta and the English club Chelsea.

"The French club had lodged a claim with Fifa seeking compensation for breach of contract from the player and requesting also sporting sanctions to be imposed on the player and the English club for breach of contract and inducement to breach of contract respectively.

"The DRC found that the player had indeed breached a contract signed with the French club. Equally, the DRC deemed it to be established that the English club induced the player to such a breach.

"As a result the player was condemned to pay compensation in the amount of €780,000, for which the club, Chelsea, are jointly and severally liable, and sporting sanctions were imposed on both the player and Chelsea in accordance with art. 17 par. 3 and 4 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.

"A restriction of four months on his eligibility to play in official matches has been imposed on Kakuta. Chelsea are banned from registering any new players, either nationally or internationally, for the two next entire and consecutive registration periods following the notification of the present decision. Furthermore, the club, Chelsea, have to pay Lens training compensation in the amount of €130,000."

Chelsea have yet to comment on the sanction from Fifa.

[Fredo]

Can't wait to hear jason cundy crying into his microphone.

I hate that man, he's such a twat. Graham Hunter made him look so stupid. This is just amazing, I'm so happy with this news. What goes around comes around.

[Poor_Sunyol]

Fuck you kenyon!

[antonnn]

Hilarious, but no doubt they'll get it reduced on appeal to a ban during just the winter transfer window.

That's what I was thinking too. It'll be reduced to either the next 2 windows or just the January window.

Back in July 2005 Italian club Roma were similarly banned from signing players for a one year period over the controversial signing of defender Philippe Mexes from French club Auxerre. However, CAS later overturned FIFA's ruling.

We are more powerful than Roma, we'll get it reduced for sure.

[blueduck]

They have the right to an appeal.... according to TalkSport

The guy is a Chelsea fan and is gutted.