Chelsea's Gael force rage at FIFA.Byline: Ed Casey Ed Casey (2 January, 1933 - May 1, 2006) was best known as a former leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1978 and 1982. He also served as Primary Industries Minister in the government of Wayne Goss between 1989 and 1995. CHELSEA last night blasted FIFA's decision to impose a fine and a ban on them buying any players during the next two transfer windows over the signing of 18-year-old French winger Gael Kakuta. The Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge could be
The club and the player, who has been banned for four months, have been ordered to pay compensation of 780,000 euros to Lens between them. Chelsea also have to pay another 130,000 euros training compensation to the French outfit. Sanctions The Londoners, though, said the punishment was totally disproportionate and extraordinary. A statement from the FA Cup holders read: "Chelsea will mount the strongest appeal possible following the decision of FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber over Gael Kakuta. "The sanctions are without precedent and totally disproportionate to the alleged offence and the financial penalty imposed. "We cannot comment further until we receive the full written rationale for this extraordinarily arbitrary decision." Lens had requested compensation for Kakuta as well as calling for sanctions to be imposed on Chelsea and the player. Kakuta, a skilful skil·ful adj. Chiefly British Variant of skillful. skilful or US skillful Adjective having or showing skill skilfully or US left-winger, is viewed as one of Chelsea's most promising youngsters. He ended his first season as top scorer in the youth side and was voted the academy's player of the year. However, last February his season was ended by a double fracture double fracture n. A fracture occurring in two sections of the same bone. double fracture A general term for two or more fractures in the same bone of his ankle. Chelsea are not the first club to have been punished in such a way. Roma were also given a ban for two transfer windows following defender Philippe Mexes' move from Auxerre in 2004. Roma appealed and had the ban cut to one transfer window. FOOTBALL TODAY (7.45 unless stated) European U-21 Championship Group Three - Wales v Italy. Group Nine - FYR FYR Former Yugoslav Republic FYR For Your Reference FYR For Your Records FYR Flash Your Rack FYR Fifty Years of Ridicule (Le Tigre song) FYR For Your Review Macedonia v England (2.30), Portugal v Lithuania. English League One - Oldham v Hartlepool, Southend v Orient. EnglishLeagueTwo-Morecambe v Rochdale, Northampton v Barnet. CAPTION(S): IN A FINE MESS: Chelsea's Gael Kakuta holds off Liverpool's Thomas Ince during a FA Youth Cup tie |
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