Shock waves were felt throughout the football world Thursday with the news that both Real and Atletico Madrid were to be banned from registering any new players for two transfer windows, per BBC Sport.
BREAKING: #RealMadrid and #Atleti banned from transfers for windows of summer 2016 and January 2017 by FIFA. pic.twitter.com/pwA3Dt2xPD
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 14, 2016
The punishment related to the signing of players under the age of 18, making it identical to the ban handed to Barcelona in 2014:
Real Madrid broke one of the FIFA rules about signing players under the age of 18 just like Barcelona, and are now being punished.