2013/2014 European Football Thread

Ugh. I don't even want to think about that clown and remember how he played today. He was absolute ****e for 80 minutes. Worthless with the ball today.

 

Fellaini was pretty garbage. He had a brief run at Everton where he scored some goals,and everyone started thinking he is something he is not. What he is is a situational holding midfielder who can use his body and his height a bit. His pace, touch, and passing are all limited.

I am generally not a fan of Wellbeck as a striker but I thought he played pretty well last night. He wasn't a huge threat offesnively but he ran a lot and tracked really well. He was also trying to anticipate the Bayern passing as opposed to chasing. Really showed something I thought in his commitment to get the ball back. Of course, the problem was Man U would lose possession so quickly.

 

This could get ugly for Barca, with Valdes and Puyol likely gone.

Spanish FA, FC Barcelona sanctioned for international transfers of minors

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) and Spanish club FC Barcelona for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.

The sanctions follow investigations initially conducted by FIFA Transfer Matching System GmbH (FIFA TMS) over the course of last year and subsequently by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee as part of disciplinary proceedings. The RFEF and FC Barcelona were found to have violated several provisions concerning the international transfer and first registration of non-Spanish minors with the club, as well as other relevant regulations with regard to the registration and participation of certain players in national competitions. The investigations concerned several minor players who were registered and participated in competitions with the club over various periods between 2009 and 2013.

Currently, the main provision relating to the protection of minors in the context of international transfers is art. 19 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (the “Regulations”). According to art. 19, international transfers of players are only permitted if the player is over the age of 18. However, the same article stipulates that international transfers of minor players are permitted under three limited circumstances, and such exceptions may only be granted after evaluation by the sub-committee of the Players’ Status Committee.

In this respect, the Disciplinary Committee emphasised that the protection of minors in the context of international transfers is an important social and legal issue that concerns all stakeholders in football. Above all, the committee highlighted that while international transfers might, in specific cases, be favourable to a young player’s sporting career, they are very likely to be contrary to the best interests of the player as a minor. On the basis of this analysis, the committee concluded that “the interest in protecting the appropriate and healthy development of a minor as a whole must prevail over purely sporting interests.”

The Disciplinary Committee underlined that FIFA takes the protection of minors in football very seriously. The protection of minors is one of the key principles included in the agreement concluded between FIFA, UEFA and the European Commission in 2001. The Disciplinary Committee acknowledged that young football players are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse in a foreign country without the proper controls. This particular fact makes the protection of minors in football by the sport’s governing bodies, especially by FIFA, even more important.

With regard to the case in question, FC Barcelona has been found to be in breach of art. 19 of the Regulations in the case of ten minor players and to have committed several other concurrent infringements in the context of other players, including under Annexe 2 of the Regulations.

The Disciplinary Committee regarded the infringements as serious and decided to sanction the club with a transfer ban at both national and international level for two complete and consecutive transfer periods, together with a fine of CHF 450,000. Additionally, the club was granted a period of 90 days in which to regularise the situation of all minor players concerned.

With regard to the RFEF, the Disciplinary Committee determined that the association had also violated art. 19 of the Regulations and other provisions in the context of the transfer and first registration of certain minor players. In this respect, the RFEF was sanctioned with a fine of CHF 500,000 and granted a period of one year in which to regularise their regulatory framework and existing system concerning the international transfer of minors in football.

In addition, the RFEF and the club were issued with a reprimand in accordance with art. 14 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

The web-based Transfer Matching System (TMS) became mandatory for all international transfers of professional male players within the scope of eleven-a-side football in October 2010. As early as 2009, the use of TMS was obligatory in all applications for a first registration of a minor or an international transfer involving a minor in accordance with art. 19 of the Regulations.

FIFA TMS, founded as a FIFA subsidiary in 2007, established a compliance programme in 2010 to ensure that all international transfers of professional football players are conducted through TMS in accordance with the Regulations, and to control the integrity of club and association behaviour and data in TMS. Cases involving violations of the Regulations, in particular Annexes 2 and 3, are identified and investigated and, where applicable, are then forwarded to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for evaluation and decision. FIFA TMS monitors transfer activity using internally-developed market intelligence, external sources and information received from the FIFA Players’ Status & Governance and Disciplinary & Governance departments.

http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organ...13003/index.html?intcmp=newsreader_news_box_2

 

To sum up, Barca not able to sign players for next two seasons.

 

Next two transfer periods apparently, which means one full season.

 

Makes me wonder if he's allowed to go there, even if they already signed a contract. No transfers allowed makes it sound UEFA would call his contract illegal and stop the transfer.

 

Update: According to Sky News the transfer ban is only from now on, meaning already signed players would be okay to go to Barca. Let's see if he signed there, would be funny if not. Barca stuck with Pinto and an injured Valdes?

Plus, Puyol is done and they desperately need a new defender, this is comedy.

 

Damn... isn't Valdes leaving after this season? Pinto and some dude named Olazábal are the only ones left. Maybe they can promote some kid from the academy as a 3rd string. Probably time to recall all the players they have out on loan.

I dislike Barca, so I'll be enjoying this whole episode until the ban is up.

 

All of this bul*** is on the incompetent f** running this club. At the end of the day it won't be the diminishing production from the players that will bring our club down but rather those greedy sobs at the top.

Only hope I have is we get a favorable resolution from TAS. If I recall correctly, Chelsea and Nantes went through something similar a few years bacK?

 

He's still coming.

 

The Chelsea thing was about only one player and a bit different, this here is about several players over a four year span and several violations.

 

Yah, I don't know that case that well.. I just remembered hearing something similar to our situation. At least we got Messi before this went down, if you think about it if this was in place way back he never would have been able to come to La Masia.

I think Stegen will still come as he most likely already signed.. Players on loan can also come back (Rafinha, Deulofeu, even Bojan if necessary). The issue will be with the CBs, I guess time to convince Puyol to postpone retirement and root for Bartra.

 

I'm not too worried and frankly this could be the shot across the bow the club needs to realize we can't just quick fix this club with pricey foreigners.

Bartra looks great and it's taken too long to get him out there.

 

Imagine FIFA trying to stabilize global marketing by rigging your home match against ManU. You lose and The Champions gets the highest rating in 3 years.

 

Obviously it's an upset IMO. Most people expected Bayern to walk away with the game and the tie to be over after the first leg. Fact that we are in it albeit with a small chance is commendable.

 

Cmon bro, I don't agree with the pricey signings but sometimes you have to in order to be the best. In this case we have to.. Bartra is nowhere where he needs to be. Even if he was we would still another one. Every time someone passes the ball to Pinto I hold my breath.