Finally! Mexes Punishment

PHB

Roma's plans for next season have been dealt a major blow after Fifa handed them a year-long transfer ban as punishment for the Phillippe Mexes deal.

The Italian giants will be unable to delve into the transfer market during the summer and next January's transfer window as a result.

The punishment comes after world football's governing body deemed Roma's actions regarding the centre back's move from Auxerre last summer to be 'unfair conduct'.

Auxerre were left fuming when the French international breached his contract and joined the Eternal City outfit a year ago, with the Ligue 1 club having taken their case for compensation to Fifa.

The result of Fifa's findings saw Mexes handed a six-week ban from football back in February, but the governing body look to have also caught up with the Giallorossi and punished them for their involvement in the Mexes deal.

As a result, the Stadio Olimpico club will be unable to sign new players for the forthcoming campaign, though it is thought their moves for free agents Shabani Nonda, Samuel Kuffour and Rodrigo Taddei will be allowed to be completed.

Roma's lawyers are expected to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, with the club having been already ordered to pay Auxerre €8 million compensation for Mexes.

Finally somebody does something about dodgy transfer dealings.
I realise this was a much more serious case than just tapping up, but this is gona hopefully start the crackdown on it

RVN10

Didnt that happen to them with chivu

besty

hopefully chelsea get done now for their shady transfer dealings.

andyman

Let this at least be a lesson to Chelsea. But I can see them getting done for it in the near future.

pickarooney

A load of cash, a transfer ban, a season flirting with relegation and the player has been a thuggish load of cobblers so far - and you thought karma was a third-rate liverpool reserve from the 90s.


Badoom-tish?

besty

besty wrote:

hopefully chelsea get done now for their shady transfer dealings.

i think chelsea are as guilty. its not the fact they done it once but that they kept doing it after been warned.

AngelofFire

Didnt that happen to them with chivu

They initailly couldn`t afford to pay for Chivu`s transfer, so they struck a loan deal for him with Ajax and they made the transfer permanent three months later when they found the money.

andyman

A transfer ban. Does that mean that they can't sell players too