Barcelona transfer ban appeal rejected by Court

Barcelona will not be allowed to sign any players in 2015 after their appeal against a transfer ban was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The Spanish club was handed a 14-month ban in April after being found guilty of breaching Fifa's rules on the transfer of players aged under 18.

Fifa rejected an appeal in August but the pending appeal to Cas allowed Barca to sign players including Luis Suarez.

Barcelona has expressed its "utter nonconformity with the resolution".

The players concerned in the infringement of Fifa rules were registered and participated in competitions with Barcelona between 2009 and 2013.

Cas said: "The panel found in particular that FC Barcelona had breached the rules regarding the protection of minors and the registration of minors attending football academies.

"Accordingly, the Fifa decision is confirmed in full and the sanction remains in force.

"In view of the need to issue a decision before the opening of the next transfer window, the panel has issued its decision without the grounds. The full arbitral award, with the reasons for the panel's decision, will be issued as soon as possible."

A Barcelona statement added: "The errors that the club might have committed, and which have been recognised and argued before the correspondence

Sunderland in talks with Virgil van Dijk
highly rated Celtic defender

hope that's not a rumour

Hes a cracking defender, makes it look easy and very comfortable on the ball.
Thats coming from a Rangers fan lol

He cant officially sign for them till 1 Jan 2016

I think Ash is on about Arturo Vidal.

Barca signed Aleix Vidal I belive.

Terms of the transfer embargo means he can't officially play for them until the transfer ban is up, so January it is. Chances are he will be loaned back to his club (Sociedad was it? I'm unsure) until January.

Cleverly gonna be the next best thing since Joe Allen

Joe who?

They sign Aleix Vidal from Sevilla not Arturo Vidal from Juventus.
I knew exactly who I meant.

^ alright, keep your hair on....said tongue in cheek ya numpty

Deulofeu to Goodison heard it here first.

Steve McLaren is the new Newcastle boss.

It has been coming.

Yeah was bound to happen sooner or later.

I also noticed that Mike Ashley has stepped down from the board. Doubt that will change much though.

takes him out of the line of fire
NOT

he is a mackem at heart

Gazza this is so funny

Gazza thought the Gaza Strip was a load of people fighting and slating his strip
then after a while thought they all wanted Gazza to Strip

his new film is out soon
should've been called
A waste of a talent and a life

sad very sad, it would never have happened to him if he had gone to Man United, Fergie would never have let him slip the way he did

were is my mucker toooooon lad

McClaren chucklzzzzzzzzzzzz

I've heard Legal & General are making a return under their former name Abbey National - Steve McClaren is the face - gotta love an Umbrella.

Such a Sheltered Individual.

Harry Kane to United

Sterling to City

Both will be big transfers if they happen

Mr Advocatts recent managerial record

2005 - 2006 South Korea (Sacked)

2006 - 2009 Zenit St Peters (Sacked)

2009 - 2010 AZ Alkmar (Sacked)

2010 - 2012 Russia (Sacked)

2012 - 2013 P.S.V (Sacked)

2013 - 2014 AZ Alkmar (Sacked)

2014 Serbia (Sacked)

2015 Sunderland (Sacked before 2016)

lol lol



in English mr brolly

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Is that it ???????????