Kuffour's Roma Transfer Approved

MILAN (Reuters) - AS Roma have won an appeal against a FIFA ban that stopped them from registering new players, the Serie A club said on Monday.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) accepted Roma's appeal against the FIFA decision which was imposed following a dispute over the signing of French defender Philippe Mexes from Auxerre last year, the club said.


Roma said in a statement that with the ban now suspended they would ask Italian soccer authorities to swiftly complete the registration of their recent signings.


Ghana defender Samuel Kuffour, Brazilian midfielder Rodrigo Taddei and Democratic Republic of Congo forward Shabani Nonda have all been waiting for the end of the ban in order to be registered ahead of the new Serie A season which starts on August 28.


In July FIFA imposed a one-year ban on Roma stopping them registering any new players bought from domestic or international clubs after Auxerre demanded compensation for the loss of Mexes.

FIFA had ruled Mexes should pay eight million euros to the French club to compensate them for breach of contract.


Auxerre claimed they had not given Mexes permission to leave and complained that Roma had encouraged the player to break his contract.


Last year Roma finished eighth in Serie A, 41 points behind title winners Juventus.


Shares in the club, listed on the Milan stock exchange, jumped eight percent following the club's announcement.