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-football-association-sanctioned-for-international-transfers-of-mi.html
Chelsea FC, The Football Association sanctioned for international
transfers of minors
22 Feb 2019
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the English club Chelsea FC
and The Football Association for breaches relating to the international
transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.
Chelsea was found to have breached art. 19 of the Regulations in the case
of twenty-nine (29) minor players and to have committed several other
infringements relating to registration requirements for players. The club
also breached art. 18bis of the Regulations in connection with two
agreements it concluded concerning minors and which allowed it to
influence other clubs in transfer-related matters.
The Disciplinary Committee sanctioned Chelsea with a ban on registering
new players at both national and international level for the next two (2)
complete and consecutive registration periods. This ban applies to the
club as a whole - with the exception of the women's and futsal teams - and
does not prevent the release of players.
Additionally, the club was fined CHF 600,000 and given a period of 90 days
to regularise the situation of the minor players concerned.
The Football Association was also found to have breached the rules in
connection with minors. It was fined CHF 510,000 and given a period of six
months to address the situation concerning the international transfer and
first registration of minors in football.
The protection of minors is a key element in FIFA's overall regulatory
framework relating to the transfer of players and effective enforcement of
these rules is paramount, as also confirmed on various occasions by the
Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The decisions issued by the Disciplinary Committee were notified today and
can be contested before the FIFA Appeal Committee.