Chelsea Face 74 Charges Over Agent Payments

Chelsea person been charged by nan Football Association pinch 74 alleged norm breaches related to payments to agents betwixt 2009 and 2022.

The charges are chiefly focused connected events which occurred betwixt nan 2010-11 to 2015-16 seasons.

The alleged norm breaches are astir agents, intermediaries and third-party investments successful players.

Chelsea person until 19 September to respond.

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was successful power of nan nine from 2003 to 2022. He sold Chelsea to a consortium led by American investor Todd Boehly and backstage equity patient Clearlake Capital past year.

"During a thorough owed diligence process anterior to completion of nan purchase, nan ownership group became alert of perchance incomplete financial reporting concerning humanities transactions and different imaginable breaches of FA rules," a Chelsea connection read.

"Immediately upon nan completion of nan purchase, nan nine self-reported these matters to each applicable regulators, including nan FA.

"The nine has demonstrated unprecedented transparency during this process, including by giving broad entree to nan club's files and humanities data."