74 charges have been brought against Chelsea by the English Football Association over alleged breaches of the FA’s agent regulations and third-party investment in players.
The charges relate to a period between 2009 and 2022 when former owner Roman Abramovich was in charge of Chelsea. The FA said in their statement that the charges “primarily relate to events which occurred between the 2010/11 to 2015/16 playing seasons.”
Both the FA and Chelsea released statements on the charges, with Chelsea’s current owners BlueCo saying that they were “aware of potentially incomplete financial reporting concerning historical transactions and other potential breaches of FA rules” before they bought the club from Roman Abramovich in 2022.
Chelsea’s current owners also revealed that “immediately upon t