Struggling Portsmouth hit with transfer ban

Soccer News

Oct 28, 2009, 14:28 GMT

London - The Premier League imposed a transfer embargo on Portsmouth on Wednesday, preventing them from bringing in new players until debts to other English clubs have been paid off. The club's finances have been in chaos following two takeovers in the past two months, and earlier in the season they were a week late in paying players. 'We can confirm that there is an embargo on Portsmouth registering any new players,' said Premier League spokesman Dan Johnson. The transfer debts involved are believed to be on the signings of Lassana Diarra from Arsenal in January 2008 and Glen Johnson from Chelsea in August 2007. Both players have since left the club, Diarra going to Real Madrid and Johnson to Liverpool. 'This concerns unpaid money to other clubs and it is in the process of being sorted,' said Portsmouth spokesman Gary Double. 'We are confident the situation will be sorted by the end of the week.' Portsmouth lie bottom of the Premier League with one win from ten games.

And Also

The Decade: Film's 10 Best Music Moments In The Aughts

The Decade: Film's 10 Best Music Moments In The Aughts - Cinema Blend
Nintendo claims 80 percent of female gamers - The Tech Herald
The Easiest Gigs in Showbiz - PopEater
Chris Rock interview, Sons of Anarchy and Woody Allen shout out for 'Madagascar' star

Your Talkback on this Story

Similar articles

Former Chelsea boss Grant named as Portsmouth manager
Former Chelsea boss Grant back as Portsmouth director of football
Portsmouth owner admitted to hospital
Portsmouth insist players will be paid arrears
Portsmouth in double swoop as deadline approaches

Latest Headlines in Soccer

Older Talkback

In Monsters and Critics

: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Lifestyle; Movies; Music; News; People; Science & Nature; Sport; TV; Archives
Other Languages and Sites: Deutschland (Monsters and Critics); The Tech Herald; Free Games

Entertainment: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Movies; Music; People; Soundtracks; TV
Media: Celebrity Photos; Movie Pictures; Movie Trailers; Movie Posters; Theatre Stills; Celebrity Video; Music Video
Released this week: Movies - USA; Movies - UK; DVD - USA
Distractions: Online Games; Daily Crossword; Sudoku Classic; Daily Jigsaw

World News: US; UK; Americas; Europe; Middle East; Asia Pacific; South Asia; Africa; Business; Education; Health
Science and Tech: Science and Nature; Technology
Lifestyle: Autos; Fashion; Life; Travel

Corporate

: About; Advertise; Contact; The Team; Vacancies; Privacy; RSS; Site Map; Terms; Webmasters

The Fine Print

© 2003 - 2009 by Monsters and Critics.com, WotR Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All photos are copyright their respective owners and are used under license or with permission. * Note M&C cannot be held responsible for the content on other Web Sites.

Servers supplied by Servint