Fifa have handed Barcelona a one year transfer ban for breaching the organisation's rules on transfers and player registration.
A statement on FIFA's website states:
"FC Barcelona [is] in breach of article 19 in the case of 10 minor players and have committed several other infringements.
"The disciplinary [has] decided to sanction the club with a transfer ban for two complete and consecutive transfer periods"
Barcelona have also been fined £306,000 (a major deterrent, I'm sure), FIFA has ordered the Catalan club “to regularize the situation of all minor players concerned.”
Liverpool snapped up promising youngster Sergi Canos from Barca last year, and were recently linked with a move 16-year old starlet Seung Woo Lee, who is one of six Barcelona youth players currently suspended from competitive action.
Lee's transfer to Barca does not fall within FIFA's guidelines; as such, the Korean trains with the club, but is barred from actually playing. Clearly, it's deals like this that led to Barcelona receiving today's ban, and to be honest, after the shady practices related to the recent Neymar deal, it's hard to feel sympathy with the Catalan club.
According to spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, 'LFC officials' are due in Spain this week to hold talks with €12m-rated Seung Woo Lee over a summer switch to Anfield, but after today's ruling, that potential deal must surely be dead?
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A statement on FIFA's website states:
"FC Barcelona [is] in breach of article 19 in the case of 10 minor players and have committed several other infringements.
"The disciplinary [has] decided to sanction the club with a transfer ban for two complete and consecutive transfer periods"
Barcelona have also been fined £306,000 (a major deterrent, I'm sure), FIFA has ordered the Catalan club “to regularize the situation of all minor players concerned.”
Liverpool snapped up promising youngster Sergi Canos from Barca last year, and were recently linked with a move 16-year old starlet Seung Woo Lee, who is one of six Barcelona youth players currently suspended from competitive action.
Lee's transfer to Barca does not fall within FIFA's guidelines; as such, the Korean trains with the club, but is barred from actually playing. Clearly, it's deals like this that led to Barcelona receiving today's ban, and to be honest, after the shady practices related to the recent Neymar deal, it's hard to feel sympathy with the Catalan club.
According to spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, 'LFC officials' are due in Spain this week to hold talks with €12m-rated Seung Woo Lee over a summer switch to Anfield, but after today's ruling, that potential deal must surely be dead?
Author: Jaimie K
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According to goal.com the ban does not prevent barca from selling players, more info on this will surely come to light in the next few days but the deal my not be dead just yet.
ReplyDeleteBarca will apply and the transfer embargo will be dropped
ReplyDeleteLike Johnny says, it will be appealed, and like the Chelsea ban a few years back, I expect the court of arbitration will overturn the decision. Not based on any legal knowledge of the case, just cynicism. The big clubs will usually win out in the end, and they don't come much bigger than Barca.
ReplyDeleteI think they will have trouble getting out of this one. FIFA are known as staunch defenders of honesty, integrity, regularity, propriety and anything else ending in y (except bribery)
ReplyDeleteBuggery, skullduggery, buffoonery and tomfoolery.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how such bans work, but my thinking is this. A ban from buying players is one thing.
ReplyDeleteBut preventing players from leaving is another, would this not fall foul of EU human rights and freedom of movement for EU citizens?
As I say, I'm not sure. But I'll throw this thought out there for debate.
My presumption is that JK means the deal would be dead as they wouldn't want to offload players if they can't bring any in.
ReplyDeleteThat is reasonable and logical.
ReplyDeleteBut what about the wider issue? Is a ban on the sale of players enforceable under EU law?
I can't imagine that such a restriction would be legal, but as far as I understand, there is no such ban in this case and no precedent. Am I missing something?
ReplyDeleteThe BBC report aid they could not transfer players in or OUT but like you I am not sure if they can do that.
ReplyDeletePerhaps I'm missing something. Perhaps the sale of players is not banned.
ReplyDeleteThis will get overturned. FIFA are cowards.
ReplyDeleteThe Guardian reported that around 880 workers have died during the preparations for the 2022 (Winter) World Cup and FIFA aren't bothered about that.
As soon as some dodgy Catalunyan, who will definitely not be associated with Barca, will tickle FIFA's belly with a bundle of Euros and FIFA will roll over.
Ah right. Thanks. I missed that.
ReplyDeleteJudging from the comment above it is me who has misunderstood.
ReplyDeleteApologies.
Nope, checked it now.
ReplyDeleteFrom the BBC Sport article:
Barcelona, who will still be allowed to sell players, are hoping to sign
a new goalkeeper at the end of the season, with the long-serving Victor
Valdes leaving the Nou Camp at the end of his contract.
That answers my question then. :D
ReplyDeleteWe got their eventually!
ReplyDeleteI am going to go back and edit my comment to agree with you all
ReplyDeleteDo you have any other hobbies?
ReplyDeleteWell if it keeps us from blowing 12M on a 16 year old it is a blessing in disguise.
ReplyDeleteWould rather like to see Madrid slapped with something similar. Nothing against them . But they are one big vulture I fear will try to hook our chicken or atleast to avoid pesky rumour mongering idiots from spoiling our end of the season party.
ReplyDeleteThuggery, cookery and garden variety fuckery.
ReplyDeleteA study by some sort of international trade union (google the article if you're interested, I can't remember it off the top of my head) that estimated up to 4,000 people could die before 2022. Madness.
ReplyDeleteYes in all seriousness it's a real disgrace - money and greed
ReplyDeleteTomfoolery, that word is not used nearly enough these days.
ReplyDeleteWe've used it twice today. We're making the world a better place.
ReplyDeleteI thought Barca are allowed to sell players but not buy players?
ReplyDeleteFor an organisation which preaches the value of football bettering lives and bringing people together...I'm lost for words. I'm a little biased when I say this, but it should have gone to Australia. We know how to host massive-scale events (success of 2000 olympics proves it), and we aren't going to f**king let slave workers drop dead like flies just to build stadiums.
ReplyDeleteNot chicanery?
ReplyDeleteNot to mention that it's a disgrace Qatar 'won' the bid in the first place. I hope everyone boycotts the event.
ReplyDeleteNever chicanery, not even occasionally.
ReplyDeleteWe need America to liberate the World Cup. It's our only chance.
ReplyDeleteBetter than blowing 16M on a 12 year old.
ReplyDeleteThat would be illegal, folks.