Real Madrid will be able to sign players during summer 2017 after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) partially accepted their appeal regarding a transfer ban imposed by FIFA for breaking youth transfer regulations.

Real announced on their official website that they will still not be able to register any new players during the January 2017 transfer window, but will be able to conduct business as normal next summer.

Barcelona's appeal to the CAS was unsuccessful and the Catalan club served the punishment in full, but the Switzerland-based court has now "partially accepted" the case made by Madrid's lawyers that their situation was different.

Atletico were found guilty by FIFA of similar offences and also appealed to CAS -- using a separate legal team and making their own arguments.