Barcelona fought back to secure a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night—but then awoke to bad news on Wednesday after being handed a transfer ban by FIFA. As per FIFA's official website, Barcelona have been handed a 14-month ban, which will mean no transfers over the next two windows as well as a large fine. No incoming or outgoing transfers will be able to be completed in that time frame. The ban relates to youth players within the club's sides below first-team level, though specific details are still emerging at this point. The transfer ban leaves some serious questions to be answered by the Barcelona board, of course, but the first team will have pressing issues to attend to as well. Barcelona aren't the only club to be given a transfer ban of late. Premier League side Chelsea were handed a similar punishment at the start of the decade, one which was later overturned. However, French Ligue 1 side Nantes were not so lucky in their appeal—though comparisons are difficult, as the situations are not the same.
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