Chelsea charged

Chelsea hit with 74 charges related to alleged breaches of agent regulations by the FA; charges relate to period between 2009 to 2022, when Roman Abramovich owned club; charges primarily relate to events between the 2010/11 and 2015/16 seasons; Chelsea have until September 19 to respond.

These charges have come about as a result of Chelsea’s owners, BlueCo, discovering potential breaches of the rules when they were carrying out due diligence when they bought the club in 2022.

Regarding possible punishment, a sporting sanction would punish present owners and players who were not at the club when the potential breaches occurred. It could also discourage others from self-reporting potential breaches.

For those reasons, a financial penalty could be a more appropriate sanction.