6 clubs that have been handed transfer bans in recent years
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has announced that European giants Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will be given a transfer ban which prohibits them from registering players for the next two transfer windows. The clubs from the Spanish capital are one of many clubs to have received transfer bans in recent years.In 2009, Chelsea were banned from registering new players in the winter and summer transfer windows of 2010 after FIFA’s dispute resolution chamber found that Gael Kakuta had breached his contract with French club Lens to join Chelsea in 2007 and Chelsea had persuaded him to do so. The ban was lifted quickly after Chelsea agreed to pay a compensation.Like Chelsea, many other well-known European clubs were also given similar bans and here is a look at six such teams.
#1 AS Roma
In June 2004, Roma signed French international Philippe Mexes from Auxerre on a four year contract. However, Roma was later found guilty of encouraging Mexes to break his contract with Auxerre to join them.
According to the investigation that was carried out by FIFA, Auxerre didn’t agree to the transfer and the move went ahead based on the decision of the player. Mexes was given a six week suspension for his actions and Roma was given a one year transfer ban by FIFA.
Roma approached the Court of Aberrations for Sports (CAS) to resolve the matter. CAS held up the ban imposed by FIFA, but ruled that Roma would be free to sign any player after the January 2006 window because Roma had already served five weeks suspension during the 2005 summer transfer window.
Auxerre were entitled for a compensation as the player’s contract did not expire and CAS ordered Roma to pay seven million euros to Auxerre and thus slightly reduced the eight million euros set by FIFA.
CAS stated that Roma had “not only encouraged Mexes to break his contract, but actively provoked the break”.