No Fifa decision on lifting Chelsea transfer ban as appeal process confirmed

Fifa confirmed on Tuesday that Chelsea have appealed against their two-window transfer ban, though a decision on if the sanction will be lifted during the process is yet to be made.

The Premier League outfit were found guilty of breaching rules on signing foreign minors.

Chelsea, also fined £460,300, have been found to have fallen foul of their rules over the acquisition of 29 players under the age of 18 and also suggested that there have been a number of other infringements following the conclusion of a three-year investigation.

The club confirmed on the day of the sanction that an appeal would be submitted but Fifa, upon confirmation of the news, did not give a schedule for the process nor say whether the ban would be lifted pending the appeal hearing.

"Any decision on the sanction remaining in place during the appeal process is to be taken by the chairman of the FIFA Appeal Committee," it said.

Temporarily lifting the sanction during an appeal process is a tactic that La Liga giants Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid used in recent years when they have been found guilty of the same offense.