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Report: Valencia, Villarreal preparing for possible sanction from FIFA

Heino Kalis / Reuters

Two of Spanish football's top clubs are reportedly bracing for the worst.

According to Conrado Valle of AS, Valencia and Villarreal are getting ready for a possible sanction from FIFA, as both were contacted by football's governing body via the Real Federacion Espanol de Futbol over one year ago.

It was only six days ago that FIFA announced Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are to serve transfer bans for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18, and there are apparently "parallels" between how Valencia and Atleti conduct business with Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group, which sends youngsters to Spain so that they can receive a football-related education.

Valle alleges that, although Valencia wasn't included in FIFA's sanctioning of Atleti and Real Madrid, Los Che aren't out of the woods regarding a potential transfer ban. The club reportedly rejected the arrival of three South Korean youngsters and has amplified its measures to control the schools with which it maintains a collaboration.

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