Madrid coach, Zenedine Zidane has lambasted the world football governing body for imposing a sanction on the current European champions, Real Madrid which prevents them from signing and registering new players until January 2018.
The Frenchman described the ban by FIFA Disciplinary Committee and the imposition by the body’s Appeal Committee as “absurd.”
Madrid and Atletico had their appeals against a two-window suspension from registering new players dismissed by FIFA yesterday.
Zidane, in a press conference ahead of Saturday’s home game with Osasuna, told reporters, “I do not understand it and it annoys me. It is absurd.
“The club want this changed quickly and I hope it will be.”
Zidane’s four sons are reportedly among the players that have prompted FIFA’s sanction, which the former France midfielder finds equally baffling.
He added, “My kids were born here and have spent their whole lives here, so it is absurd they cannot play football.”
Barcelona received a similar ban in 2015 but strengthened their squad significantly while the case went through an appeal process.
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