CHELSEA: KAKUTA DEAL OK

limpper SG

how about luis figo incident?

like that have to ban real madrid 10 season what... how come no ban was impose back then?

you talking abt his transfer from barce to real?

i watch him on a programme on star sport some time ago when he speak about that incident.

he said it's against his wish to join real from barce, but somehow the tactics real used force him over if not he have to pay a large sum to real.

i also kinda forget alr, need to search around for information.

SexyChin SG

real madrid paid the release clause for figo.

what's wrong with that? that is definitely not stealing.

limpper SG

Chelsea face having their shocking transfer ban INCREASED!

The Blues were stunned on Thursday when FIFA's Disputes Resolution Chamber imposed an embargo on the club signing players until January 2011 for illegally poaching Gael Kakuta.

Chelsea were outraged at the decision and have vowed to mount the strongest possible appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland.

But Ian Blackshaw, an international sports lawyer who sits on the CAS, has warned Chelsea the court has the power to hit them even harder than FIFA did.

He told The Sun: "While it is possible for the court to reduce the penalty, it is open to the CAS - if they take the view that the penalty imposed isn't severe enough - to impose a higher penalty.

"This has happened in a number of doping cases where the CAS has said the body concerned was too lenient, a two-year ban was not sufficient and the punishment did not fit the crime.

"They have then increased the punishment to three or even four years.

"This is the risk Chelsea will take in this case even though the risk may be more theoretical than actual or practical."

It had been assumed Chelsea had nothing to lose by appealing and at worst the FIFA ruling - banning them from buying players during the next two transfer windows - would be upheld.

But now further danger has been exposed. Blackshaw, though, believes Chelsea have an advantage because they can bring more evidence to the table and could get Kakuta to give his side of the story.

He said: "Chelsea have 21 days to give notice of their appeal to the CAS in Lausanne.

"The CAS is the supreme court of world sport, you cannot go any higher than that. I don't want to prejudge the appeal but the advantage Chelsea have is that under CAS rules they can look at the case all over again from scratch.

"They can accept new evidence and new information which perhaps wasn't in front of FIFA.

"Chelsea can introduce Kakuta as a witness to say what the facts were as far as he was concerned.

"They can appeal against every aspect of the ruling, the fine and the sanctions - which do seem rather harsh and swingeing - and there are precedents for the court to reduce the penalty."

limpper SG

Chelsea skipper John Terry admits having words with teammate Didier Drogba about his play-acting.

The England skipper said: "We've all done that. Didier's a world-class player and we love him to bits. He's a big strong lad and at times he can get a knock and go down like anybody.

"Sometimes he stays down a little bit too long but sometimes slight knocks can keep players down.

"He's a brilliant player and it's something we've addressed and Didier has definitely changed for the better - for him and Chelsea.

"He gets the respect he deserves now. Sometimes it went against him and people forgot just how good he was. He's a player who wants to win and does anything for that.

"We're very proud of the image we have in England. We don't go into games with the manager saying let's get fouls around the box. It's not our mentality."

limpper SG

Lens have egged on Chelsea to appeal their FIFA transfer ban - in the hope that it will be INCREASED!

The Blues were stunned on Thursday when FIFA's Disputes Resolution Chamber imposed an embargo on the club signing players until January 2011 for illegally poaching Gael Kakuta.

Chelsea intend to take their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland.

And Lens president Gervais Martel said: "I hope Chelsea will appeal and that the financial sanction against them will be even more important.

"Small clubs can no longer let them act like this as Kakuta had been with us since he was eight years old and the investment in his training led us to have high hopes for him.

"Foreign clubs and in particular the English do not respect regulations over young players."

limpper SG

Secretary general for the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Matthieu Reeb, has revealed Chelsea can expect a decision on their appeal over their transfer embargo by December.

The Blues have confirmed that they will contest the decision that saw Fifa ban them from signing any new players until January 2011 after they were found guilty of inducing Gael Kakuta to break his contract with Lens in 2007.

"If the appeal is fielded within the deadline of the next 21 days we should have the appeal in the next two or three weeks. Then the CAS can proceed in an extradited manner depending on whether the party has agreed to extradite the procedure," Reeb told Sky Sports News.

"But at the least we will probably issue a decision at the end of November or mid-December.

"We will have a panel of three arbitrators, so three judges. One will be selected by Chelsea the other by FC Lens and Fifa and the chairman will be CAS.

"It will be a final decision which would replace the Fifa decision if necessary. The CAS decision can be appealed only before the Swiss Supreme Court which is for the Swiss tribunal.

"It could be a final ruling before Christmas."

Y_Shun SG

this is so confirmed its a conspiracy lah.

zocoss SG

Good, good... This Court of Arbitration can overrule Fifa...

iceFatboy SG

this is so confirmed its a conspiracy lah.

to end the English dominance?

innosaint SG

Good, good... This Court of Arbitration can overrule Fifa...

And overrule, they shall....

UEFA assured Chelsea they were in the RIGHT when they first decided to sign Lens prospect Gael Kakuta, it has been revealed.

The People says Chelsea's scouting network also their homework on Kakuta's status before he put pen to paper to join their academy in the summer of 2008.

And calls were made to UEFA who assured Chelsea they could snare him because Kakuta was not registered as a contracted player with Lens.

limpper SG

And overrule, they shall....

UEFA assured Chelsea they were in the RIGHT when they first decided to sign Lens prospect Gael Kakuta, it has been revealed.

The People says Chelsea's scouting network also their homework on Kakuta's status before he put pen to paper to join their academy in the summer of 2008.

And calls were made to UEFA who assured Chelsea they could snare him because Kakuta was not registered as a contracted player with Lens.

lol, since when tribalfootball become 365football?

ORIGINAL SOURCE

zocoss SG

The London club have been banned by FIFA from making any new signings for two transfer windows after being found guilty of inducing Kakuta to breach his contract with Lens in 2007, when the winger was 16.

Chelsea are appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, and Kenyon said there had been shock throughout the sport at the ban.

FIFA and UEFA both want to outlaw international transfers of players aged under 18, and the bodies' presidents Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have respectively referred to the practice as being akin to "child slavery" and "child trafficking".

But Kenyon said: "It was something that happened two years ago that was in no way child trafficking.

"I think you've also got to distinguish between the issues."

The Chelsea chief executive added that Kakuta, now 18 and viewed as France's most promising young player, had also been stunned by FIFA's verdict.

He added: "He wants to play his profession, which is football.

"We need to take account for that and understand this is something that happened two years ago, and make sure we've got enough support around him to ensure he's fully supported at a difficult time."

Kenyon, speaking after a meeting of the European Club Association (ECA) in Geneva, insisted Chelsea would support a ban on the international transfers of players aged under 18.

He said: "This has been talked about for the last 12 months and we have signed up fully to the ECA and UEFA's position, along with FIFA's.

"We need to separate our overall position with the specific case. The fact we are appealing tells you our position."

Shao Wei SG

this is the funny thing,

fifa, uefa are suppose to start the system of non transfer of kids under 18.

but then the system not even started they go around banning

its like the law is not even there yet but yet they go and punish?

crap right?

Y_Shun SG

The club are still waiting for FIFA to explain why they were given a double transfer window ban before launching their appeal.

And a major plank of Chelsea's defence is that the FA authorised international clearance for Kakuta after consultation with the French authorities.

Chelsea wrote to the FA two years ago asking for clarification of Kakuta's position at Lens before making a move for the talented teenager. Lens claim Kakuta had signed an 'aspirant' contract to agree professional terms at the French club.

But an investigation from the French FA could not confirm that was the case and wrote to Football Association giving international clearance to sign Kakuta.

It is this authorisation which will form part of Chelsea's evidence in their appeal.

During last month's FIFA arbitration meeting which found against Chelsea, the French FA claimed they HAD subsequently discovered evidence Kakuta had signed a pre-contract.

A Chelsea source said: "There is a vastly experienced administrative team at the club who have dealt with these siuations over many years and to suggest Chelsea would ride rough-shod over these regulations is ridiculous.

"The club received international clearance from the French authorities which gave them permission to approach Kakuta."

Chelsea were also fined 130,000 but this is a set figure to cover Lens' 'training solidarity' losses after Kakuta left their academy.

FIFA's explanation is due this week and Chelsea officials will study it closely before deciding on their next move.

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