Now he’s set to play an even bigger part in something that matters even more - and no, I don’t mean another Burberry fashion shoot (see also: Ruben Loftus-Cheek).Two people hunched over a black and white checkered board, deliberating what moves they will make, how their opponent might counter and how they might counter that counter, with barely a flicker of emotion passing over their faces.Īt first glance, it’s a sport that doesn’t seem the most vibrant or colorful or particularly dynamic, which makes the art of capturing its drama and excitement more complex than most sports photography. Obviously Gilmour wasn’t the only reason Chelsea were banned (FIFA investigated Chelsea’s dealings with over 92 players just for Article 19 violations alone), but he played his part. As FIFA note, somewhat to their credit, they realize that teams enter such common-sense agreements all the time, but apparently never in such a formalized manner - and we couldn’t do a sign-and-loan-back like with Christian Pulisic and BVB, since Gilmour wasn’t yet 17. So, Chelsea agreed to sign Gilmour, then ensured that Rangers wouldn’t do something altogether silly with him. Chelsea hadn’t signed anyone from Rangers since the ‘90s (Nigel Spackman in 1992?) before young Gilmour made the southbound journey a few years ago. The Ajax player in question is probably Juan Familia-Castillo (now back with Ajax, ironically) the Rangers kid is undoubtedly Billy G. More pertinently to this story, FIFA identified these two cases not by numbers, but by the other teams involved: Ajax and, you guessed it, Rangers.
And while some, including Chelsea in the appeal, might argue that’s an unavoidable side-effect or agreeing a future transfer (Chelsea reserved veto power over any loan moves for said players in the interim, for example), FIFA did not see it that way. But Chelsea were also hit with two counts of breaching Article 18bis, which is the bit about third-party influence.īasically, FIFA claimed that in the process of arranging future transfers, Chelsea exerted undue influence on another team by preventing them from operating autonomously and making decisions regarding one of their own players on their own. These counted for the bulk of the violations. And it’s actually very easy to figure out how he factored in, even though no names were ever used during the legal proceedings.Ĭhelsea were hit with 29 breaches of Article 19, with the specific players involved identified only by numbers 1-29. Gilmour, who counted as an “international” signing for FIFA’s purposes since the English and Scottish Football Associations are separate entities, was one of the players involved in the transfer ban case. Gilmour has been roundly praised for Tuesday’s efforts, but if you read the headline, you can guess where this piece is going. Personality on the ball, intelligence in his desicion making, always making angles to offer himself and has that bit of aggression in him which is very important specially in the Premier League.
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