Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri gives instructions to David Luiz from the side line during the English FA Cup fifth round soccer match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Feb 18, 2019. (MATT DUNHAM / AP PHOTO)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - FIFA will hear Chelsea's appeal against a one-year transfer ban on April 11.
Chelsea can approach the Court of Arbitration for Sport for an interim ruling halting the sanction pending the appeal to FIFA
FIFA says Chelsea has received written reasons from its disciplinary panel for the one-year ban, and why a request to freeze the ban during the appeal process was rejected.
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Chelsea can approach the Court of Arbitration for Sport for an interim ruling halting the sanction pending the appeal to FIFA. CAS says Chelsea has not applied for such a provisional measure.
FIFA banned Chelsea in February from registering new players for two transfer periods - after this season and in January 2020 - for breaking rules protecting teenage players. The club denies wrongdoing.
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FIFA says Chelsea violated rules in 29 cases, and imposed a fine of 600,000 Swiss francs (US$600,000).
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