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'English player allowed to play in England' - Aston Villa players poke fun at FIFA as club save millions with legal ruling

Brian Madjo.

Aston Villa have had to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to be allowed to register a foreign player... despite him being an England youth international born in England.

FIFA did not allow Aston Villa to register 17-year-old Brian Madjo to their squad when they signed him from French side Metz in January for a £10m fee.

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