The Dutch FA announced on Saturday (20) that Vidis had been fined 18 points for breaching license registration rules and immediately dropped to last place on -1, declaring a failure at protected level. Two years ago, former Chelsea class owner Abramovic was sanctioned by the British government, mainly because Vidis was punished.
Russian oil king Abramovic has been accused of 'controlling' or 'having controlled' Vidis in secretly investing around 100 million euros in the team, allegedly in breach of the club's license registration rules, according to the British Daily Mail. In addition, during the investigation, Vidis deliberately withheld some information and was eventually fined 18 points. Vidis issued a statement after being fined, saying he would not appeal the verdict and accepted the demotion.
Vidis played tightly in the Europa League two years ago, but their performances plummeted after Abramovic was sanctioned and they fell into an off-duty spiral before the points deduction. Vidis used to have a close relationship with Chelsea, who often loaned players to Dutch clubs, and both Masonmont and Nemanchamadi played Vidis.
