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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Aston villa take fifa to court after wonderkid blocked from playing - What They Never Told You

Aston Villa has taken its fight to register 17-year-old forward Brian Madjo to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), after Fifa blocked his permission to play.

The Premier League club reportedly spent €12m (£10.2m) in January to acquire the north London-born player from French side Metz but have been unable to field him.

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