Chelsea Football Club has been hit with 74 charges by the English Football Association (FA) for allegedly breaching several of its regulations.
In a statement released on Thursday, the FA outlined the areas of concern, which include:
Breaches of the FA Football Agents Regulations (Regulations J1 and C2)
Breaches of the FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries (Regulations A2 and A3)
Breaches of the FA Third-Party Investment in Players Regulations (Regulations A1 and B3)
The alleged misconduct reportedly took place over a long period, between 2009 and 2022, with most of the violations said to have occurred between the 2010/11 and 2015/16 seasons.
Chelsea have been given a deadline of September 19, 2025, to formally respond to the charges.
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