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QPR charged over Faurlin transfer

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The Football Association has charged Championship leaders QPR with seven breaches of regulations relating to third-party ownership and agents.

The charges relate to Argentinian midfielder Alejandro Faurlin, who signed for Rangers for a club-record fee of £3.5million in 2009.

The club have been charged with agreeing a deal with a third party for the player's economic rights and allegedly failing to notify the FA of the arrangement before registering Faurlin.

Rangers are also alleged to have used or sought to pay an unauthorised agent in relation to Faurlin's registration in July 2009.

Furthermore, club official Gianni Paladini has been charged, along with Rangers, over documents alleged to be false which were sent to the FA when the 24-year-old extended his contract at Loftus Road in October 2010.

He has made 30 appearances and scored two goals this season with QPR well placed to gain a lucrative promotion to the Premier League. They are seven points clear of second-placed Swansea with ten games remaining.

A statement on the FA website read: "The FA has charged Queens Park Rangers FC with seven breaches of FA regulations.

"The club charges relate to the player Alejandro Faurlin and concern the alleged existence of an agreement between the club and a third party in respect of the player's economic rights, and the alleged failure by the club to notify the FA of that agreement before the player was registered to play in England in July 2009.

"The club is also charged with allegedly using or seeking to pay an unauthorised agent in relation to the player's registration in July 2009.

"The club and club official Gianni Paladini are also charged in respect of allegedly false information contained in documents submitted to The FA in relation to the same player signing an extension to his playing contract with the club in October 2010."

In a statement on the club's official website, QPR acknowledged the charges received by themselves and Paladini but denied any wrongdoing.

"Having co-operated fully with the FA's investigation, QPR and Mr Paladini shall be denying all of the charges and requesting a formal FA hearing to determine them,'' the statement read.

"QPR and Mr Paladini are confident that there has been no deliberate wrongdoing involved.''

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