Chelsea said in a statement it self-reported the potential breaches to the English Football Association. Pedro Porru /Sipa USA/AP AP —

Chelsea was charged with 74 breaches of English soccer’s rules on Thursday.

The charges cover a period from 2009-22 and relate to regulations covering soccer agents, working with intermediaries and third party involvement in player transfers.

Chelsea said in a statement it self-reported the potential breaches to the English Football Association, which came to light in 2022 when American investors Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital led a consortium to buy out former owner Roman Abramovich.

Chelsea said it became aware of “potentially incomplete financial reporting” of historical transactions and other “potential breaches of FA rules.”

“Immedi

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