Tribunal cuts Real Madrid transfer ban to one window from two

The club badge and crest of Real Madrid are seen in a wall at club's Valdebebas soccer grounds in Madrid, Spain, April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport has reduced the ban on Real Madrid signing new players to one transfer window from two, the tribunal said on Tuesday. Lausanne, Switzerland-based CAS also ordered Real Madrid to pay a fine to global soccer body FIFA of 240,000 Swiss francs ($233,120), reduced from 360,000 francs. The suspensions were initially imposed by FIFA's disciplinary committee in January for breaching rules on signing non-Spanish under-18 players. ($1 = 1.0295 Swiss francs) (Reporting by Joshua Franklin; Editing by Michael Shields)