FIFA orders transfer ban on Barcelona

FIFA on Wednesday imposed a 14-month transfer ban on Spanish giants Barcelona for a "serious" breach of rules in the signing of 10 under-age players. The Catalan club cannot buy or sell players until the summer of 2015 after the world governing body imposed a transfer ban for the next two windows. They have also been fined 450,000 Swiss Francs (£305,000). Fifa has also sanctioned the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for the same breaches. The RFEF has been given a fine of 500,000 Swiss Francs (£340,000) and told to "regularise [its] regulatory framework and existing system concerning the international transfer of minors in football" within a year, according to a AFP.