Wenger backs Barcelona ban

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has backed FIFA’s decision to hand Barcelona a year-long transfer ban for breaching rules on the transfer of players aged under 18.

The Spanish champions were sanctioned on Wednesday by FIFA’s disciplinary committee for breaking regulations in the cases of 10 under-18 players, and have been punished with a transfer embargo covering two windows and fined 450,000 Swiss francs (€368,000).