{"id":25285,"date":"2014-04-11T14:19:19","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T13:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=25285"},"modified":"2014-04-11T14:19:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T13:19:19","slug":"courtois-cleared-to-play-chelsea-says-5m-atletico-demand-would-violate-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/courtois-cleared-to-play-chelsea-says-5m-atletico-demand-would-violate-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtois cleared to play  Chelsea, says  \u00a35m Atletico demand would violate rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>baut Courtois has been given the green light to face Chelsea after UEFA warned the Blues their demand\u00a0<\/span><span>of\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a35million from Atletico Madrid to play the on-loan goalkeeper was against the rules.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>UEFA have acted quickly to block off the Stamford Bridge club&#8217;s move, which could have seen the Spanish club&#8217;s star keeper ruled out of the match if they were drawn against each other in the Champions League semi-finals.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cash-strapped Atletico would have struggled to find the money for the fee, but this has now been ruled out by the governing body<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A statement from UEFA said: &#8216;The integrity of sporting competition is a fundamental principle for UEFA. 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