Chelsea's
appeal against a transfer ban by FIFA for breaking rules to sign youth
players from abroad will be heard on November 20 at the Court of Arbitration
for Sport.
CAS announced the hearing date on Monday, with a verdict due before the
January transfer window.
Chelsea served the first half of their one-year ban - imposed in February -
on registering new players during the summer transfer window.
The club did not seek to freeze the FIFA sanction while preparing the appeal
to CAS.
FIFA's disciplinary and appeal committees have said Chelsea violated 150
rules protecting minors from trafficking, in cases involving about 70
players.
Chelsea were also judged to have broken rules prohibiting third-party
influence on players. FIFA imposed a fine of £470,000.
The club has denied wrongdoing, but were unsuccessful in overturning the
decision when they presented their case to FIFA's appeals committee in
April.
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