Zurich: FIFA on Wednesday imposed a one-year transfer ban on Spanish giants Barcelona for a “serious” breach of rules in the signing of 10 under-age players.
“The Disciplinary Committee regarded the infringements as serious and decided to sanction the club with a transfer ban at both national and international level for two complete and consecutive transfer periods,” a FIFA statement announced.
The dramatic sanction follows an investigation last year by FIFA.
It found both the club and the Spanish federation guilty of illegal deals involving “the international transfer and first registration of non-Spanish minors with the club”.
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