Fifa bans Chelsea for two transfer windows over under-age signings
It means Chelsea will be unable to make signings until the end of January next year.
Maurizio Sarri is fighting to save his Chelsea job. AFP/Oli SCARFF
Fifa said Friday it was banning Premier League club Chelsea from signing new players in the next two transfer windows as punishment for breaking rules on registering under-age players.
“The Disciplinary Committee sanctioned Chelsea with a ban on registering new players at both national and international level for the next two complete and consecutive registration periods,” Fifa said in a statement.
In addition, Chelsea were fined 600,000 Swiss francs (R8.4 million) and given a period of 90 days to regularise the situation of the minor players concerned.
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