It was announced by FIFA on Wednesday that Barcelona will be unable to make signings for two consecutive transfer windows after failing to comply with the rules about under 18 player transfers. “FIFA carried out an investigation last year and found the club as well as the Spanish football federation (RFEF) guilty of several violations in relation to rules governing international transfers and registering foreign players.” The ban would prevent Barcelona from signing players in the summer of 2014 and the winter of 2015. “FIFA only permits international youth transfers when one of the three following situations apply: The player’s parents have moved country for their own non-related reasons; The move takes place within the European Union if a player is aged between 16 and 18; The player’s home is less than 50 kilometres from the national border being crossed.” This creates more chaos for Barca who is also dealing with allegations surrounding Neymar’s signing.
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