FIFA has rejected appeals from Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid against their transfer bans for breaching rules governing the transfer and registration of players aged under 18.
The Spanish giants were originally sanctioned by world football's governing body in January but their punishments were provisionally lifted pending this appeal.
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