FIFA has denied a request from English Premier League club Chelsea to freeze a one-year transfer ban while the club challenges the punishment
FIFA has denied a request from English Premier League club Chelsea to freeze a one-year transfer ban while the club challenges the punishment
9 March 2019
The Blues were banned from registering new players through to January 2020, for breaking rules designed to protect teenage players.
In previous similar cases involving top Spanish clubs, FIFA granted provisional measures which meant transfer bans were not enforced during the appeal process.
Chelsea could now ask the Court of Arbitration for Sport to grant an interim ruling, which would allow players to be signed in the off-season.
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