Chelsea's long list of problems has been added to as the Blues have been handed a two-window transfer ban, as a result of breaking regulations involving youth players.
With many fans calling for a complete overhaul of the playing squad, this transfer ban will come as awful news. However, they are not the first club in history to be hit with a transfer ban, and such a restriction has occasionally proven to be nothing more than a minor inconvenience.
Here are seven teams who were hit with transfer bans, and how they all coped with the ruling.