Le réalisateur français Alain Jessua, à qui l’on doit notamment les longs métrages “Traitement de choc” et “Paradis pour tous”, est décédé ce jeudi à l’âge de 85 ans.
Alain Jessua, cinéaste atypique qui a fait tourner les plus grands, d’Alain Delon à Gérard Depardieu en passant par Patrick Dewaere et Jean-Pierre Cassel, est décédé ce jeudi à l’âge de 85 ans. On lui doit notamment les longs métrages Traitement de choc et Patrick Dewaere.
Assistant de Jacques Becker, Max Ophüls ou encore Yves Allégret, Alain Jessua débute la réalisation par un court métrage en forme de coup de maître : Léon la Lune, oeuvre muette centrée sur la journée d’un clochard parisien, se voit décerner le Prix Jean-Vigo en 1957. Son premier long, La Vie à l’envers, qui raconte l’histoire d’un agent immobilier sombrant dans la solitude puis la folie, est tout aussi marquant, avec une récompense à la Mostra de Venise.
Alain Delon, Patrick Dewaere, Jean-Pierre Cassel…
Réalisateur décalé et exigeant, au cinéma souvent teinté de fantastique, Alain Jessua tourne pour les plus grands. Il dirige ainsi Alain Delon et Annie Girardot dans le film policier Traitement de choc (grand succès public avec plus d’1,8 million d’entrées), Patrick Dewaere dans Paradis pour tous, pour ce qui fut son tout dernier rôle, ou encore Gérard Depardieu (Les Chiens) et Jean-Pierre Cassel (Jeu de massacre, Prix du scénario à Cannes). En 1984, ce touche-à-tout signe la comédie fantastique Frankenstein 90, emmenée par Jean Rochefort et Eddy Mitchell.
Avec seulement une dizaine de réalisations à son actif, Alain Jessua, auteur par ailleurs de plusieurs romans, laisse derrière lui une oeuvre aussi inclassable qu’attachante.
“The Florida Project”, nouveau film de Sean Baker (“Tangerine”), se situe dans un cadre spatial spécifique : la banlieue de Disney World en Floride et ses innombrables motels peuplés de personnes en situation précaire…
The Florida Project de Sean Baker
Avec Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe…
De quoi ça parle ? Moonee a 6 ans et un sacré caractère. Lâchée en toute liberté dans un motel de la banlieue de Disney world, elle y fait les 400 coups avec sa petite bande de gamins insolents. Ses incartades ne semblent pas trop inquiéter Halley, sa très jeune mère. En situation précaire comme tous les habitants du motel, celle-ci est en effet trop concentrée sur des plans plus ou moins honnêtes pour assurer leur quotidien…
Présenté au dernier Festival de Cannes, The Florida Project possède un cadre spatial particulier, celui de la banlieue de Disney World près d’Orlando, sorte de no man’s land désaffecté, un décor désolant où l’American Dream est venu mourir et qui entre en parfait contraste avec la magie Disney. C’est dans ce monde vétuste et méconnu aux herbes hautes et à la précarité manifeste qu’évoluent les personnages du long métrage de Sean Baker, un cinéaste habitué à filmer les marginaux puisqu’on lui doit Tangerine qui suivait deux prostituées afro-américaines transgenre.
Au moment où il était invité à présenter The Florida Project au Festival de Toronto, Baker avait expliqué que c’est son co-scénariste Chris Bergoch qui lui a parlé de ces “hidden homeless” (SDF cachés) de Kissimmee en Floride. Lorsqu’il était passé sur l’autoroute 192 (l’un des principaux axes menant à Disney World), ce dernier avait ainsi pu remarquer à quel point la plupart des motels du coin hébergeaient non pas des touristes, mais des familles en situation précaire…
“Aux quatre coins des États-Unis, les motels bon marché sont devenus le dernier refuge pour tous ceux qui se retrouvent dans une situation précaire. Une population de “sans-abris clandestins” de plus en plus importante, dont 41% sont des familles, se bat quotidiennement pour ne pas être à la rue. The Florida Project se déroule dans la banlieue d’Orlando, capitale mondiale du divertissement, abritant le célèbre “Royaume enchanté“ de Disney. L’autoroute qui dessert les parcs à thèmes et les hôtels-clubs est bordée de motels autrefois fréquentés par les touristes et désormais pris d’assaut par des familles sans abri.”
Interpelé par cette sombre réalité qui en dit long sur l’exclusion de plus en plus forte des laissés pour comptes, Bergoch a alors choisi d’écrire cette histoire prenant place dans ce milieu.
The Florida Project BONUS VO "Réactions des spectateurs"
Héros rétréci de “Downsizing”, à l’affiche cette semaine, Matt Damon a beaucoup de petits rôles au sein de sa filmographie. De ses débuts comme figurant à ses caméos, en passant par ses apparitions mémorables, revisitons sa carrière… à la loupe.
1. Downsizing
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Comment régler la question de la surpopulation et de la raréfaction des ressources ? En réduisant des volontaires à une taille de 12 cm et en les invitant à vivre à Leisureland, la mini-ville de leurs rêves. Sous la direction d’Alexander Payne, un tout-petit Matt Damon décide de tenter lui aussi l’expérience du Downsizing pour une fable écologique qui fait voir la vie… en grand, forcément.
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Deadpool 2 C’est LE caméo surprise de Deadpool 2 : alors que les fans ont aperçu sans mal Brad Pitt et autres membres des X-Men, c’est un Matt Damon totalement grimé qui s’est invité lui aussi dans le long métrage. Difficile (et même impossible !) à reconnaître, il campe le “redneck” qui échange avec Alan Tudyk des considérations hygiéniques lors de l’arrivée de Cable dans le présent.
Downsizing Comment régler la question de la surpopulation et de la raréfaction des ressources ? En réduisant des volontaires à une taille de 12 cm et en les invitant à vivre à Leisureland, la mini-ville de leurs rêves. Sous la direction d’Alexander Payne, un tout-petit Matt Damon décide de tenter lui aussi l’expérience du Downsizing pour une fable écologique qui fait voir la vie… en grand, forcément.
Mystic Pizza (1988) Quatorze ans avant de mener avec elle les casses de la saga Ocean (et quelques scènes cultes, notamment le musée dans Ocean’s Twelve), un tout jeune Matt Damon partageait un repas de famille avec une star en devenir nommée Julia Roberts. Le rôle du comédien dans Mystic Pizza, le tout premier de sa carrière, est loin d’être inoubliable… contrairement à sa coupe de cheveux !
Jusqu’au bout du rêve (1989) Parmi les spectateurs réunis au Fenway Park pour cette jolie fable sur fond de baseball portée par Kevin Costner, se cachent Matt Damon et son ami Ben Affleck… même s’ils sont impossibles à distinguer. Leur présence est toutefois avérée, Ben Affleck saluant le réalisateur Phil Alden Robinson d’un “ravi de retravailler avec vous” quand il le retrouvera sur La Somme de toutes les peurs en 2002.
À la rencontre de Forrester (2000) Comédien fidèle, Matt Damon répond à l’appel du réalisateur Gus Van Sant, qui le révéla avec Will Hunting, le temps d’une apparition à la fin de À la rencontre de Forrester : avocat et exécuteur testamentaire de l’écrivain campé par Sean Connery, il transmet au jeune Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown) les clés de l’appartement de l’auteur ainsi que son second roman tant attendu.
Jay & Bob contre-attaquent (2001) “Chuckie, c’est la saison de la chasse !” Pendant que Gus Van Sant compte son argent directement sur le plateau (!), Matt Damon et Ben Affleck reprennent leurs rôles dans… Will Hunting 2 : Hunting Season. Il s’agit bien évidemment d’un faux film dans le film, dont le tournage va être perturbé par les trublions Jay & Silent Bob. Tout simplement culte.
The Majestic (2001) Amnésique, Jim Carrey débarque dans la petite ville de Lawson où chacun le prend pour Luke Trimble, un jeune homme parti à la guerre quelques années plus tôt. Matt Damon apparaît dans The Majestic en prêtant sa voix aux mots de la lettre d’adieu du véritable Luke : un geste élégant de la part de l’acteur, qui avait dû décliner le rôle principal pour rejoindre La Mémoire dans la peau.
Confessions d’un homme dangereux (2002) Emperruqué façon seventies, Matt Damon (accompagné d’un Brad Pitt barbu) s’offre un court caméo pour son ami George Clooney qui signe son premier long métrage. Dans Confessions d’un homme dangereux, il campe un célibataire, candidat à une sorte de Tournez manège ! au sein du Gong Show créé par Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), animateur-producteur qui aurait mené une carrière de tueur professionnel.
Sex Trip (2004) Dans cette teen-comedy, Matt Damon pousse la chansonnette le temps du morceau Scotty Doesn’t Know où il avoue coucher avec la copine du héros. La raison de ce caméo ? Le comédien est un ami du trio Alec Shaffer/Jeff Berg/Dave Mandell, à l’origine de Sex Trip. Pour eux, il se rasera même spontanément le crâne (il tournait Les Frères Grimm à Prague au même moment et y portait une perruque).
Père et fille (2004) S’il explore avec Père et fille un cinéma plus tendre en compagnie de son comédien fétiche Ben Affleck, Kevin Smith n’en oublie pas ses autres complices. Le réalisateur convoque ainsi Jason Lee et Matt Damon le temps d’une scène d’entretien d’embauche où les deux hommes parient sur le passé de cet ancien publiciste veuf et papa, à la recherche d’un emploi.
New York – Section criminelle – S04E21 (2005) Cet épisode de la série procédurale, intitulé Tragique comédie / The Unblinking Eye, amène les inspecteurs Goren et Eames à mener l’enquête sur le meurtre d’une jeune actrice. Matt Damon y fait une apparition au téléphone, dans son propre rôle.
L’Homme sans âge (2007) En 1997, Matt Damon tournait Will Hunting, Il Faut Sauver le Soldat Ryan, Les Joueurs et L’Idéaliste de Francis Ford Coppola. Dix ans plus tard, l’acteur retrouve le cinéaste pour cette fable sur le rajeunissement d’un homme attisant les convoitises des Nazis comme des Américains. C’est justement comme journaliste et agent de la CIA que Matt Damon tente de recruter Tim Roth, le temps d’une scène.
Che – 2ème partie : Guerilla (2008) Fidèle de Steven Soderbergh (la trilogie Ocean, Contagion, The Informant, Ma vie avec Liberace), Matt Damon répond à l’appel de la révolution. Dans le second volet du diptyque consacré au Che Benicio Del Toro, l’acteur incarne un prêtre allemand à l’espagnol (très) approximatif, représentant les intérêts américains en Bolivie et menant une négociation avec le révolutionnaire.
Entourage – S06E12 (2009) Guest de l’épisode Give a Little Bit / C’est pour les gosses, Matt Damon, dans son propre rôle, tente de convaincre de manière très insistante Vince de l’aider dans une opération de collecte de fonds pour les enfants haïtiens. Coups de téléphones, menaces, insultes, larmes, convocation de LeBron James… Matt ne recule devant rien pour les enfants. “Envoie-moi ce put… de chèque !!!”
Happy Feet 2 (2011) Matt Damon aime l’animation. Il l’a prouvé avec Titan A.E., Spirit: L’étalon des plaines ou encore la version anglophone de Ponyo sur la falaise. Il a même joué les crevettes, alias Bill the Krill, dans le second volet du diptyque arctique et musical de George Miller. A ses côtés, un certain Brad Pitt dans le rôle de… Will the Krill !
Thor : Ragnarok (2017) Sur la scène d’Asgard, pour le bon plaisir du Dieu Odin, une troupe de théâtre revisite les exploits de ses fils Thor et Loki, et notamment la mort de ce dernier. Et c’est Matt Damon qui reprend le rôle (et la perruque) de Tom Hiddleston le temps d’un caméo savoureux en acteur asgardien. Pour l’anecdote, avant Thor : Ragnarok, le comédien avait déjà incarné Loki dans Dogma de Kevin Smith.
Ocean’s 8 (2018) On ne connaît pas encore la nature de son caméo, mais Matt Damon devrait reprendre le rôle du pickpocket Linus Caldwell dans ce spin-off féminin de la saga Ocean. Il fera ainsi le lien entre la trilogie portée par George Clooney et cette nouvelle équipe emmenée par Sandra Bullock et soeur du gentleman braqueur. Sortie prévue le 13 juin 2018.
BONUS – Jimmy Kimmel Live C’est le running-gag le plus savoureux de la télévision moderne. Constamment écarté ou coupé du late-show de son meilleur ennemi (“Désolé Matt Damon, nous allons manquer de temps…”), l’acteur parvient pourtant à s’inviter dans l’émission, dans des sketchs, des parodies, depuis les loges ou dans le cultissime clip I’m fucking Matt Damon. A chaque fois c’est court, mais c’est (très) bon !
Cela fait déjà 30 ans que Daryl Hannah a pris l’apparence d’une sirène dans le film culte “Splash”. Retour sur ces autres divines créatures des mers qui ont nagé au cinéma et à la télévision…
1. Eline Powell dans "Siren" (2018)
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Dans cette nouvelle série qui sera prochainement diffusée sur une chaîne du groupe M6, le calme qui règne sur la petite ville portuaire de Bristol Cove, connue pour avoir autrefois, selon la légende, abrité des sirènes, est bouleversé par l’arrivée d’une mystérieuse jeune femme du nom de Ryn, qui sème le chaos sur son passage. Elle est incarnée par la jeune actrice britannique Eline Powell.
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening day of the COP25 climate conference on Monday in Madrid. “Do we really want to be remembered as the generation that buried its head in the sand? That fiddled while the planet burned?” he said.
The United Nations climate change conference began with a bracing warning: We are running late, and that is going to make this harder.
“Millions throughout the world, especially young people, are calling on leaders from all sectors to do more, much more to address the climate emergency we face,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
“Do we really want to be remembered as the generation that buried its head in the sand? That fiddled while the planet burned?” he said.
A key objective of the conference, called COP25, is for nations to commit to how they will operationally achieve the emissions reductions agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord.
Countries signing the Paris Agreement agreed to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, and ideally 1.5 degrees. But we are rapidly losing the chance to hit that 1.5-degree mark, according to a U.N. report released last week.
“Ten years ago, if countries had acted on the science, they would have needed to reduce emissions by 3.3% each year,” said Guterres. “Today, we need to reduce emissions by 7.6% each year.”
Some 250,000 representatives from 200 countries are taking part. Much of the focus this year will be on China, which burns half of the coal used globally each year —making it the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. The burning of the Amazon rainforest is also a major cause for concern.
COP25 was supposed to take place in Chile, but anti-government protests and police repression there spurred Chile’s government to bow out.
Madrid then volunteered to host the two-week summit. Spain’s interim prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said Monday that “only a handful of fanatics deny the evidence” of climate change.
President Trump announced in 2017 that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris accord. The U.S. technically remains a member until November 2020, and its officialcontingent in Madrid is led by Ambassador Marcia Bernicat, a senior State Department official.
There’s another delegation from the U.S., too: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is there with a group of 15 Democratic members of Congress.
Pelosi said the U.S. is still committed to the 2015 Paris Agreement, despite the Trump administration’s decision to pull out.
“We’re still in it,” she said.
One of the conference’s best-known attendees is on her way. Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist, had planned to go to Chile overland from the United States, where she just wrapped up a tour meeting with officials and students.
But when COP25 was suddenly moved to Spain, Thunberg needed to find a boat heading to Europe, as she eschews air travel because of its high emissions. She hitched a ride with some YouTube-famous sailors and is now slated to arrive in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday morning. (The catamaran’s location can be tracked online.)
Even from a boat in the middle of the Atlantic, Thunberg kept up her Friday ritual: striking for action on climate change.
A majority of Japanese firms want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to finish his current term to September 2021 but fewer than one in five say he should stay beyond then, a Reuters poll has showed as allegations that he broke campaign laws erode public support.
Opposition lawmakers allege Abe favored supporters with invites to an annual state-funded cherry blossom-viewing party and may have broken campaign laws by subsidizing backers’ attendance at a reception the night before. Questions have also arisen over whether a gangster attended the state-funded event and why this year’s invitation list was shredded.
The prime minister has denied any wrongdoing.
Abe quit after his first, troubled term from 2006 to 2007. He returned to office in December 2012 promising to revive the economy. In November, he became Japan’s longest serving prime minister, breaking a record set over a century ago.
“A lengthy administration invites concentration of power and corruption may easily emerge, but there is no other politician with the experience and ability,” a manager at a textile firm said in a written response to the recent poll, explaining why they thought Abe should stay on.
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Fifty-nine percent of respondents said Abe should complete his term as Liberal Democratic Party leader but then step down. Another 16 percent want him to stay longer.
An extension of Abe’s time in office would require a rule change by the LDP, whose president is virtually assured the role of prime minister if the party stays in power.
Twenty-five percent, though, said he should quit sooner.
“Domestically there is a feeling of stagnation, and friction with neighboring countries has emerged,” wrote a manager at a transport-equipment firm.
Japan’s relations with U.S. ally South Korea have chilled due to a feud over their shared wartime legacy, although ties with China have improved.
Media polls have shown the cherry blossom affair chipping away at voter support, although backing for the fragmented opposition remains weak. A Mainichi newspaper survey published Monday showed a six point drop in support for Abe’s Cabinet, to 42 percent, from October.
The decline has not ended speculation that Abe might call a snap Lower House election to renew his mandate.
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, an outspoken Abe critic, topped — by a narrow margin — the list of lawmakers respondents want to see in the prime minister’s role when Abe’s term ends, with 17 percent to Abe’s 16 percent. Shinjiro Koizumi was preferred by 11 percent.
The corporate survey, conducted from Nov. 20 to Dec. 2 for Reuters by Nikkei Research, canvassed 502 big and midsize nonfinancial companies. Roughly 240 firms answered the questions on politics on condition of anonymity, in order to be able to express opinions freely.
Typical cheerleading clubs in schools, known as ōendan, consist of men clad in black gakuran stand-up collar uniforms yelling vigorously and performing synchronized, dynamic choreographed moves to support sports teams.
While the traditional activity is becoming less popular among male students, many ōendan across the nation have been attracting girls in recent years.
At Aichi Prefectural Toyohashi Minami High School in the city of Toyohashi, 10 out of 11 ōendan members are female students.
On Nov. 17, the members wore black uniforms, white headbands and white gloves as they performed at an event held at a community center in the city, shouting “Osu!” — a common exclamation in Japan — and “Hooray, hooray!” amid loud applause from local residents.
The school’s ōendan had been active since it was established in 1978, but the number of members eventually began to decline, finally dropping to zero in 2008.
In 2015, the school recruited new members so it could revive the club following requests from the club’s alumni, who said it was sad not to have any squad to cheer the school’s baseball team. And those who volunteered to join were all female students, meaning girls belonged to the club for the first time in its history. Since then, members of the club have been increasing year by year, with most joining being girls.
“I was worried at first to see only female members, but their performances are bright and lively,” said Takahiko Maruyama, a 55-year-old teacher at the high school who is an alumnus and supervisor of the club.
The members say they joined the club for a variety of reasons, including being impressed by girls wearing gakuran uniforms and being sports fan. One member said she was influenced by the 2008 movie “Fure Fure Shojo” (“Hooray Hooray Girl”), which features a high school girl becoming a leader of an ōendan to revive the club.
Most of the members are also members of other clubs, such as a brass band, drama, tennis and badminton.
Since it was resumed, the club has been led mostly by female students. “Because most members are girls, boys may feel reluctant to join,” said Rio Yamada, 17, the 42nd leader of the club. “But gender doesn’t matter when it comes to wanting to cheer others.”
The members have watched videos of performances by ōendan of other high schools and universities on the internet and created their own cheering style.
“Compared with other schools (with male members), we can’t shout in a deep voice and our fist pump performance may not look as powerful,” Yamada said. “But there are things that only we can do.”
After their practices, they go to a cafe together and have girl talk while eating parfait and cakes. Yodai Suzuki, 16, the only male member of the club, said he participates in such chats. “I don’t feel uncomfortable and I don’t feel any gender differences,” he said.
At Gifu Commercial and Business High School in the city of Gifu, all of its 14 ōendan members are girls. According to Yuko Koizumi, a teacher and supervisor of the club, the club has only had female members for the past decade. “They are cheering wildly just like boys,” Koizumi said.
As for university ōendan, at Waseda University, a woman became one of the 15 members who lead the performances for the first time in 2011. In 2017, Meiji University’s ōendan had a female leader, a first for an ōendan of the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League, an intercollegiate baseball league comprising Hosei University, Keio University, Meiji University, Rikkyo University, University of Tokyo and Waseda University.
Meanwhile, an association made up of ōendan at six universities based in Kyushu said as many as three of the clubs have female leaders this year.
The leaders of the 69-year-old ōendan at Meijo University in Nagoya have been women for the past three years.
“Both men and women share the soul and ambition that lie at the heart of cheerleading,” said a Meijo University spokesperson. “I think the willingness of women (to participate in ōendan) is offering an opportunity to think about what cheerleading is all about.”
This section features topics and issues from the Chubu region covered by the Chunichi Shimbun. The original article was published on Nov. 29.
The number of Chinese maritime incursions near Japanese-held islands in the East China Sea soared to a record this year, illustrating simmering tensions between Asia’s two biggest economies.
Chinese government ships, including coast guard vessels, have entered what Japan considers its exclusive waters more than 1,000 times this year, according to data from the Japan Coast Guard. That’s on track for an 80 percent increase over last year, and far more than any year since 2012, when China began making regular incursions around the islands.
The patrols — along with the recent detention and release of a Japanese academic accused by China of stealing state secrets — show how key disputes between the two neighbors remain unresolved even as they publicly tout warming ties.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his planned visit to China later this month, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan said Friday. It will be Abe’s second trip to China in little more than a year, and he is hoping to host Xi on a state visit next year.
The remark by Wang, a close aide to Xi, came during a meeting in Beijing with Shigeru Kitamura, a former top intelligence officer who has served as Abe’s national security adviser since September.
While it’s unclear what’s driving the uptick in maritime incursions, Beijing has long sought for Tokyo to formally acknowledge the dispute over the small, uninhabited islands, known as the Senkakus in Japan and the Diaoyus in China. A decision by Abe’s predecessor in 2012 to purchase some of the islands prompted a wave of anti-Japanese demonstrations and boycotts and led Beijing to step up maritime patrols.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing didn’t respond to a request for comment Thursday. China holds that the islands — located just north of Taiwan and surrounded by potential natural gas deposits — are part of its historical territory that should have been returned with the rest of Japan’s colonial possessions after World War II.
Abe has spent much of his seven-year tenure trying to repair ties with China while maintaining Tokyo’s postwar alliance with Washington. That effort has been tested in recent months by Japanese officials’ defense of peaceful protests in Hong Kong and Tokyo’s move to effectively exclude Huawei Technologies Co. from government contracts.
At least 14 Japanese citizens have been detained in China since 2015, according to Japan’s Foreign Ministry. Five have since been released while another nine remain in custody under accusations of violating national security laws.
The increased maritime patrols will make Abe’s balancing act more difficult during his visit to China, where he is also expected to hold a trilateral summit with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Fisheries cooperatives in Okinawa Prefecture, where the islands are located, have complained about being forced away from waters due to Chinese patrols while right-wing politicians have encouraged Abe to take a hard line with China in the territorial dispute.
“China is engaging in unilateral and coercive attempts to change the status quo based on its own assertions incompatible with the existing international order, and has been expanding and intensifying its military activities in maritime and aerial domains,” the Japanese Defense Ministry said in annual policy paper published in September.
Chelsea’s transfer ban has been lifted, freeing up boss Frank Lampard to make signings in the January window.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has halved Chelsea’s two-window FIFA transfer ban and their financial sanction, after the west London club’s appeal.
The Blues were hit with the FIFA transfer embargo last season on issues relating to the signing of overseas youth players.
“The sole arbitrator found that CFC did violate Articles 19.1 (related to the international transfer of minors) and 19.3 (related to the first registration of minors), but for a significantly smaller number of players (about one third of the violations found by FIFA),” read a CAS statement.
“In addition, the violations of other RSTP rules were found to be less serious than those attributed to Chelsea FC by FIFA.
“Accordingly, the Sole Arbitrator reduced the sanction to one single transfer ban (which Chelsea FC already served during the 2019 summer registration period), and halved the monetary sanction.”
Chelsea will now be able to sign new recruits in January, with a left-back a priority for manager Lampard.
The Blues can also look at a replacement for Eden Hazard, who left for Real Madrid in the summer on a deal that could rise as high as £150million.
Swiss-based CAS confirmed it had “modified” FIFA’s sanctions following Chelsea’s appeal, halving the length of the transfer ban and also cutting the club’s fine in two.
The CAS statement read: “The following sanctions have now been imposed by the CAS: Chelsea is banned from registering any new players, either nationally or internationally for one entire registration period, which the club already served during the 2019 summer registration period.
“Chelsea is ordered to pay a fine to FIFA of the amount of 300,000 Swiss Francs.
Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha believes his former club should try to sign Edinson Cavani, Jadon Sancho and Samuel Umtiti.
Saha, who played for United for five years, believes United need to strengthen their squad next month and he thinks the addition of Paris Saint-German forward Cavani would push Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford to greater heights.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is light in attack having opted to allow Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez to join Inter Milan during the summer.
Martial is currently injured, which meant 18-year-old Mason Greenwood was handed his first Premier League start of the season in the win over Tottenham.
Solskjaer has hinted that he is chasing new additions in January and he told Sky Sports in October that he was open to add some experienced players.
“January is a difficult window, anyway,” he said. “But if there are players available and at the right price, I’m sure we will spend.
“There might be some experienced players who can come in and help the younger players – that might be worth the money.”
And Saha is convinced Uruguay ace Cavani – who United have been linked with in the past – would be perfect for Solskjaer.
“Manchester United are the Premier League team that need to strengthen the most in January and they should look at signing Edinson Cavani from PSG,” Saha told Bwin.
“They need to bring in players to challenge the existing players and create competition; Cavani would push Rashford and Martial and make them even better.
“Sir Alex [Ferguson] didn’t like signing players in the January transfer window but times are different now; United need to strengthen sooner rather than later.
“I would love to see Cavani join the Premier League; he would be a great signing for Manchester United.”
The former striker also believes Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho, who is understood to be a target for United, would be an ideal recruit for United, along with Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti.
“I’d also love to see Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho or Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti; they would both fit right into the Premier League,” added Saha.