Spanish giants Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were banned from registering new players for a year by FIFA on Thursday for their dealings in signing under-age players. The news is a huge blow to Real just over a week after they hired French legend Zinedine Zidane as coach. Zidane won't have the luxury offered to other Madrid bosses of a superstar signing, like he was when signing for the club for a world record fee in 2001, despite reported interest in the likes of Paul Pogba and Robert Lewandowski.
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Five consequences of Real, Atletico transfer bans
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