Chelsea's transfer ban

FIFA have announced that Chelsea will be banned from signing players during the next two transfer windows, due to the London club being found guilty of inducing a player to break his contract.

The ban means that the club will not be able to sign any new players until January 2011.

In the middle of all the furore is former Lens player Gael Kakuta who was adjudged to have broken his contract with the French club when he signed for Chelsea.

FIFA published a statement on it's own official website which announced the decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber announcing huge penalties for both Chelsea Football Club and the player in question.

The statement read "The DRC has indeed found that the player breached his contract with Lens and that the breach was indeed induced by the English club."

"As a result both player and club are jointly liable to pay compensation of €780,000 to the French club."

"There will also be sporting sanctions placed on the player and the club, a restriction of 4 months on his eligibility to play in official matches has been imposed on the player and the club will be banned from registering any new players for the next two consecutive transfer windows."

Kakuta, who at just 18 years old has yet to make an appearance for the first team was the club's Academy player of the year last season.

Since signing for the club he has made a very bright start and a lot is expected of him.

Man United in new controversy

Serie 'A' club Fiorentina have made a formal complaint to FIFA concerning the Premiership clubs signing of 16 year-old defender Michele Fornasier.

Only days after United threatened legal action against French side Le Havre concerning the controversy over the signing of Paul Pogba.

According to 'The Times' La Viola have not yet finished their submission that they intend to hand to the governing body of world football and the details of the complaint that the Tuscan side have made are as yet unclear.

In a recently released statement, FIFA said that "We have been recently contacted by Italian side Fiorentina, with relation to the transfer of Michele Fornasier to the English club Manchester United."

"But no investigation has begun at this time since any relevant documentation has not been completed as yet."

By law, Italian clubs are not permitted to sign players to a contract if they are 18 years of age and it is understood that Manchester United have exploited this law in the past to sign players.

Le Havre claim that United made cash inducements to Pogba's parents to persuade him to sign for the Old Trafford club a claim that Manchester United feel confident of being found completely innocent.

The fresh claims raise fears that United will be punished similarly to Chelsea who were found guilty of inducing Gael Kakuta to break his contract.