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Fifa fines Man City over youth transfers, but no transfer ban

Premier League champions Manchester town have avoided a transfer ban however are punished 370 000 Swiss Francs ($380 000) by Fifa for breaches of rules concerning the transfer of Under-18 players, football's world body aforementioned in a very statement on Mon.

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Premier League rivals Chelsea got a annual transfer ban and punished 600 000 Swiss francs in Feb in relevance twenty nine cases wherever rules regarding the international transfer and registration of Under-18 players were breached.



Chelsea have filed AN charm with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the ban, which stopped them from signing players during the close-season.

City also are facing a separate investigation from Uefa concerning money truthful play (FFP), which was opened in March.
Fifa aforementioned its Disciplinary Committee took into consideration the actual fact that town had "accepted its responsibility".


"The protection of minors could be a key part in Fifa’s overall restrictive framework regarding the transfer of players, and the effective enforcement of these rules is paramount, as has also been confirmed on numerous occasions by the Court of Arbitration for Sport," Fifa said in a statement.
City didn't forthwith answer letter of invitation for comment.

German publication Der pig iron reported  in March that the club’s national capital homeowners inflated support agreements to suits FFP needs, which prompted the Uefa probe.
The club have appealed to CAS against Uefa's investigation and club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has said the club will “unquestionably prevail”.

In a statement on the club's web site in could, Al Mubarak said: “I believe, quite comfortably, if the process is going to be judged on facts then unquestionably we will prevail. If it’s not about facts and it’s about other things, then it is a different conversation.”



FFP rules ar supposed to stop clubs receiving unlimited amounts of cash through inflated support deals with organisations associated with the homeowners.

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