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Chelsea lured and Kakuta let himself be lured and now both have to pay.
http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgnsZURICH (AP)—Chelsea was banned from signing any new players for a year because it encouraged a teenager to break his contract with a French team and sign with the English soccer power.
The sport’s governing body Thursday barred Chelsea from taking part in the next two transfer windows—January 2010 and the next offseason. The next time the Premier League team would be able to sign a new player—nationally or internationally—would be January 2011.
The French club Lens had complained that Chelsea lured 18-year-old striker Gael Kakuta to break his contract and join the English team in 2008. FIFA said it “established that the English club induced the player to such breach.”
The ruling body ordered Kakuta and Chelsea to pay Lens $1.12 million. Chelsea must pay Lens an additional $186,000 as a training fee. In addition, the French player is barred from any games worldwide for four months.
FIFA has been trying to impress on clubs and players that contracts must be respected. Chelsea can appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.
Chelsea lured and Kakuta let himself be lured and now both have to pay.
Chelsea will appeal, put $$$ on the table, and the banning will be shortened 50%.
Wanna bet?
I'm sure they'll ask Drogba to appeal on their behalf
Seems fair to me
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