The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned Italian clubs Spezia Calcium, USD Lavagnese 1919 and Valdivara 5 Terre for breach of the regulations on international transfers of minors under 18 years of age.
Following an investigation by the FIFA Regulatory Enforcement Department, the Disciplinary Committee considered that the Spezia Calcio It contravened article 19 of the Regulation on the Status and Transfer of Players (RETJ) by bringing several Nigerian minors to Italy through a system devised to circumvent the aforementioned article of the RETJ, as well as national legislation on immigration.
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee took into account that the Spezia Calcio took responsibility for this serious infringement, and imposed a ban on registering players, nationally and internationally, for four registration periods (two years), as well as a fine of 500,000 Swiss francs.
The Spezia Calcio You will not be able to register new players in the next four windows established by the Italian Football Federation.
The Disciplinary Commission has also prohibited the signing of players for four periods, nationally and internationally, as well as a fine of 4,000 francs each to the USD Lavagnese 1919 and Valdivara 5 Terre clubs, for their active role in the aforementioned plan.
The protection of the minor is one of the main objectives of the regulatory framework of the transfer system and the diligent application of this regulation is essential to ensure that the well-being of the minor is ensured at all times.
The Spezia announced this Friday that it will appeal the sanction, considering that it is “extremely harsh.”