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Its because he broke his contract with Lens TheCrownless Send a noteboard - 03/09/2009 05:31:33 PM
To be released so Chelsea could pick him up.
Its one of the only cases I've heard of where this has happened, and the first in a long time.
The punnishment seems severe but they told an impressionable youth to break a legally binding contract.
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FIFA Ban Chelsea From Signing Players Until 2011 - 03/09/2009 02:00:23 PM 1191 Views
That's fairly insane, even if I'm very much *not* a Chelsea fan. - 03/09/2009 02:04:41 PM 793 Views
Yeah, tell me about it - 03/09/2009 02:35:51 PM 789 Views
Its because he broke his contract with Lens - 03/09/2009 05:31:33 PM 733 Views
Actually, - 03/09/2009 05:59:41 PM 800 Views
The hell? - 03/09/2009 02:05:32 PM 693 Views
He broke his contract so chelsea - 03/09/2009 05:32:13 PM 643 Views
How did he break it? - 03/09/2009 05:37:16 PM 576 Views
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I thought this was going to be a joke - 03/09/2009 02:33:24 PM 602 Views
Oi! - 03/09/2009 02:36:44 PM 647 Views
Zing! *NM* - 03/09/2009 02:37:57 PM 336 Views
That would work better - 03/09/2009 02:50:04 PM 765 Views
How did they manage that? - 03/09/2009 03:50:59 PM 698 Views
By playing at a similar standard to Liverpool - 03/09/2009 04:38:10 PM 598 Views
Point to you - 03/09/2009 04:49:48 PM 605 Views
Just so that we're all in agreement here... - 03/09/2009 04:52:58 PM 611 Views
If you consider shock to be adoration... - 03/09/2009 04:54:50 PM 573 Views
I really rate 'arry as a manager. - 03/09/2009 04:55:31 PM 654 Views
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Pfft, you're only 2nd in the league, losers - 03/09/2009 05:00:36 PM 695 Views
Damn that one extra goal! - 03/09/2009 05:09:57 PM 715 Views
See, 2nd place by a whole goal. Absolutely rubbish. - 03/09/2009 05:18:25 PM 757 Views
Plus - 03/09/2009 05:23:51 PM 691 Views
But Liverpool are rubbish this year as well - 03/09/2009 05:01:09 PM 650 Views
On a completely random note.. - 03/09/2009 05:30:43 PM 646 Views
Why stop at the time and date? - 03/09/2009 05:33:26 PM 650 Views
And, more relevantly considering the thread, football. - 03/09/2009 05:38:20 PM 682 Views
Yes, the sky is the limit! - 03/09/2009 05:40:25 PM 653 Views
Maybe as a fall-back job once he loses the PM spot? *NM* - 03/09/2009 05:44:49 PM 282 Views
Aww, poor old Gordon. - 03/09/2009 05:52:06 PM 654 Views
He's the Sunderland of politics - 03/09/2009 05:55:10 PM 777 Views
You should copywrite that last post. - 03/09/2009 05:57:23 PM 710 Views
Done! - 03/09/2009 06:07:21 PM 619 Views
I can pretend to be European. - 04/09/2009 05:45:07 AM 629 Views
Take that back, sir. - 03/09/2009 06:00:04 PM 702 Views
Fine, fine. I'm sorry and I take it back - 03/09/2009 06:08:47 PM 711 Views
Alright, I accept. - 03/09/2009 06:13:59 PM 658 Views
That's too kind! - 03/09/2009 06:19:38 PM 625 Views
I can't hate Villa. - 03/09/2009 06:24:19 PM 770 Views
A villa shirt would be fine - 04/09/2009 11:06:33 AM 789 Views
Re: "looks like a boiled sweet made from urine" - 04/09/2009 05:40:14 AM 587 Views
It'll probably get reduced or overturned on appeal. *NM* - 03/09/2009 02:37:02 PM 414 Views
O_o - 03/09/2009 02:54:46 PM 607 Views
It took them two years to make this decision?? - 03/09/2009 02:57:55 PM 701 Views
I'm shocked like that as well - 03/09/2009 03:05:03 PM 766 Views
Lol! XD *NM* - 03/09/2009 03:06:03 PM 326 Views
Because of the French, of course *NM* - 03/09/2009 02:58:20 PM 328 Views
It'll be overturned! - 03/09/2009 03:01:06 PM 642 Views
~snickers~ - 03/09/2009 06:17:16 PM 669 Views
Nice to see officals making good calls - 03/09/2009 03:02:19 PM 694 Views
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To be honest... - 03/09/2009 03:45:08 PM 772 Views
Probably true. - 03/09/2009 03:55:13 PM 591 Views
Unfortunately - 03/09/2009 04:53:37 PM 788 Views
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That is harsh, yes, and probably won't stand *NM* - 03/09/2009 04:13:14 PM 351 Views
Chelsea have released a statement: - 03/09/2009 05:07:33 PM 741 Views
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My thoughts - 03/09/2009 06:10:16 PM 694 Views
Concur with mine - 03/09/2009 07:04:53 PM 766 Views
Re: Concur with mine - 04/09/2009 05:48:21 AM 678 Views
Re: My thoughts - 03/09/2009 07:09:51 PM 777 Views
Meh... - 03/09/2009 07:41:20 PM 581 Views
Except other teams do already do the same thing - 03/09/2009 07:46:50 PM 671 Views
evidence. - 03/09/2009 08:07:40 PM 599 Views
Cause they haven't been caught? - 03/09/2009 08:10:34 PM 632 Views
But that's part of the problem. - 04/09/2009 11:34:34 PM 647 Views
Yes. - 04/09/2009 11:40:28 AM 702 Views
Who's FIFA? *NM* - 04/09/2009 04:32:56 AM 427 Views
the world governing of football - 04/09/2009 11:08:20 AM 707 Views
I think you meant to put a 'body' in there somewhere - 04/09/2009 02:13:41 PM 678 Views
Sep Blatters - 04/09/2009 03:58:47 PM 704 Views

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