Chelsea to head to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on November 20 to have appeal heard against two-window transfer ban

Chelsea’s appeal against a transfer ban by FIFA for breaking rules to sign youth players from abroad will be heard on November 20 at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The verdict due before the January transfer window opens after Chelsea have already served half of its one-year ban on registering new players. FIFA's disciplinary and appeal committees have said Chelsea violated 150 rules protecting minors from trafficking. Those cases involved about 70 players. Chelsea was also judged to have broken rules prohibiting third-party influence on players. FIFA imposed a fine of 600,000 Swiss francs (£470,000). Source- Daily Mail

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