The official ruling issued by the Competition Committee about the Denis Cheryshev issue pulls no punches against Real Madrid and the Russian.

The document accuses club and player alike of laxness and slams the arguments they presented in their defence.

"Needless to say, the comments released by Cheryshev about his ignorance of the ban do not exonerate him as intended. Not only is this implausible, but it would furthermore be inadvisable for any worker at any company to be unaware of their disciplinary situation", the ruling reads, adding that, "It's tantamount to a professional driver claiming to be unaware, or unable to remember, whether they have points on their driving licence".