Platini backs Fifa over Blues

05 September 2009 12:33
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Uefa president Michel Platini has backed Fifa over their reaction to the Gael Kakuta affair.[LNB] Fifa have banned Chelsea from signing any players in the next two transfer windows after finding them guilty of poaching the former Lens player in 2007.[LNB]The Stamford Bridge outfit and Kakuta were both handed fines, and the player was also banned from playing for four months.[LNB]Platini has thrown his weight behind the ban, insisting that action has to be taken to stop clubs poaching young talent.[LNB]"It's a Fifa decision but we're interested in what happens," the Frenchman said in The Sun.[LNB]Rules"It is necessary to make rules in the transfer market of young players. I say this not because Chelsea or another team is involved, but the illegal traffic of young players has to be stopped."[LNB]The Blues face a second legal threat over allegations they tapped up an 11-year-old from French amateur side ASPTT Marseille in October 2008.[LNB]Youngster Jeremy Boga switched to West London after five years with the French side, and fresh allegations have emerged that Chelsea pushed through the transfer by arranging accommodation and a car for the player's parents.[LNB]ASPTT will ask lawyers whether the circumstances of the move broke the rules set out in Fifa's Article 19 which governs international transfers involving youngsters.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports