Atletico Appeal Ban by FIFA

Atletico Madrid have lodged an appeal against the two-
window ban on registering new players handeed to them by
Fifa.

On January 14, Atletico and Real Madrid were handed
sanctions by the governing body's Disciplinary Committee
as a consequence of breaching regulations "relating to the
international transfer and registration of players under the
age of 18".

The punishment prohibits the club from registering new
players in the next two transfer windows and included a fine
of 900,000 Swiss francs (€820,000).

After studying the documentation, Atletico have notified the
Fifa Appeal Committee of their desire to contest the
punishment.

The club have maintained their innocence and have
requested the ban be suspended until a decision on the
appeal is reached.

"We consider that we have acted within the law in all cases,"
a statement read.

"In addition, we request the probationary suspension of the
sanction pending the outcome of the appeal."

Real Madrid have also pledged to appeal the sanctions,
having labelled them "absurd" and are also confident of
having it overturned .