CAS suspend Chelsea transfer ban over appeal
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CHELSEA NEWS
CAS suspend Chelsea transfer ban over appeal
By Soccernet staff
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Gael Kakuta: Chelsea were banned for two transfer windows over his signing.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has granted Chelsea's request to suspend their transfer ban pending a final decision regarding their case.
Chelsea were initially handed a FIFA ban over the next two transfer windows after they were found guilty of inducing French teenager Gael Kakuta to breach his contract with Lens in 2007, but the Blues appealed to CAS against the punishment and, as part of their appeal, requested the transfer ban be 'stayed' until the case had been dealt with.
Now the appeals body have given the London club a lifeline which will allow them to sign players again in January if the final decision is not taken before then.
A statement on the CAS website read: ''The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has granted the request for a stay filed by Chelsea Football Club Ltd and Mr Gaël Kakuta in relation to the decision taken by the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber on 27 August 2009.
''The FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber imposed, inter alia, a restriction of four months' ineligibility on Mr Gaël Kakuta, and Chelsea Football Club Ltd was banned from registering any new players, either nationally or internationally, for the next two complete, consecutive registration periods. Such sanctions are now stayed until the CAS renders its final decision in this matter.''
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spending spree now????????
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CHELSEA have been boosted by the news that their transfer ban is on hold while the club fights charges against them.
The Blues should be able to trade in the January transfer window after the Court of Arbitration for Sport agreed to suspend their FIFA-imposed transfer ban until a final decision is made in the case of the signing of Gael Kakuta.
It means boss Carlo Ancelotti can step up his hunt for new recruits such as £40million-rated Sergio Aguero, who scored twice against his side for Atletico Madrid in midweek.
FIFA banned the Blues from any transfer activity until January 2011 after they were found guilty of illegally inducing Kakuta to breach his contract with French club Lens.
Chelsea appealed to CAS against the punishment and, as part of their appeal, requested the transfer ban be 'stayed' until the case had been dealt with.
A statement from CAS today read: "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has granted the request for a stay filed by Chelsea Football Club Ltd and Mr Gael Kakuta in relation to the decision taken by the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber on 27 August 2009.
"The FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber imposed, inter alia, a restriction of four months' ineligibility on Mr Gael Kakuta, and Chelsea Football Club Ltd was banned from registering any new players, either nationally or internationally, for the next two complete, consecutive registration periods. Such sanctions are now stayed until the CAS renders its final decision in this matter."
CAS are not expected to hear the case until the new year, which should leave Chelsea free to buy and sell as normal in January.
Professor Ian Blackshaw, a CAS lawyer, believes the ruling will enable the west Londoners to enjoy an unimpeded transfer window in January.
He said: "Until the appeal is finally decided by CAS the position before the appeal is reversed. That means Chelsea are free, if they wish to do so, to deal in the transfer market in January.
"Once all the paperwork is there then it is possible to hold a hearing. In this case, because it's such an important one, I imagine there will be an oral hearing rather than a decision based just on papers.
"In that case it will be possible for Kakuta to present his version of the facts. "But I don't think we will get an appeal much before March or even April next year."
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BOOOOOO..... fuck Chelsea. Like that they can buy players to replace those old legs. Damn... But maybe not... Ancelotti is well known for using old players... maybe he will just stick with Ballack, Deco, Lampard, Drogba, for the next 5 years...
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Reminds me of The Rock, somehow... -
Originally posted by MaNyZeR:
BOOOOOO..... fuck Chelsea. Like that they can buy players to replace those old legs. Damn... But maybe not... Ancelotti is well known for using old players... maybe he will just stick with Ballack, Deco, Lampard, Drogba, for the next 5 years...
like that also use vulagrties on chelsea?
what did chelsea ever did to you?