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Chelsea hit by new signings ban
Chelsea have been banned from signing any new players in the next two
transfer windows by Fifa.
The Premier League club was found guilty of inducing French winger Gael
Kakuta, 18, to breach his contract with Lens when he joined in 2007.
"Chelsea is banned from registering any new players for the two next
registration periods," a statement on Fifa's website read.
Chelsea can appeal against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for
Sport.
The DRC ruled Kakuta must pay compensation of 780,000 euros (£682,000), for
which Chelsea are "jointly and severally liable".
A spokesman for the London club told BBC Sport they were looking into the
matter and hoped to issue a statement shortly.
Lens lodged a complaint with world football's governing body after Chelsea
had signed the winger two years ago.
Now Fifa's dispute resolution chamber (DRC) has ruled Kakuta breached his
contract with Lens and that Chelsea induced him to do so.
Fifa's statement continued: "The French club had lodged a claim with Fifa
seeking compensation for breach of contract from the player and requesting
also sporting sanctions to be imposed on the player and the English club for
breach of contract and inducement to breach of contract.
"The DRC found that the player had indeed breached a contract signed with
the French club. Equally, the DRC deemed it to be established that the
English club induced the player to such breach."
Chelsea must pay additional "training compensation" of 130,000 euros
(£114,000) to Lens, while the player has been banned from playing in
official matches for four months.
Kakuta ended 2007/8, his first season with Chelsea, as the youth team's top
scorer and was voted the academy's player of the year.
His second season was brought to an abrupt end in February when he suffered
a double fracture of his ankle.
The next transfer window is between 1-31 January 2010 and the opportunity to
register new players after that coming at the end of the current season
until 31 August (Europe) and 1 September, (Britain) 2010.
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