FOOTBALL: BREAKING NEWS: BARCA BANNED!!! Barcelona have been banned from transferring players in the next two windows by FIFA. The Spanish giants are deemed to have breached rules relating to the “international transfers of non-Spanish minors”, according to a statement from the game's governing body, and they have also been fined (around 300,000pounds) along with the Spanish FA (around 340,000pounds). Following investigations by both the FIFA Transfer Matching System and the Disciplinary Committee, Barcelona and the RFEF have both been found to have violated several provisions of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as well as other regulations regarding the registration and participation of certain players in national competitions.