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Chelsea fined 10 million pounds and banned from transfers

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Chelsea FC has been fined 10 million pounds and banned from signing players for two transfer windows by the English Football Association (FA).
  • The sanctions stem from the club's breaches of the FA's Football Agents Regulations, related to misconduct during the period of Roman Abramovich's ownership.
  • The club admitted to 74 breaches, and the penalties, including a previously overturned six-point deduction, aim to invest in grassroots football.

Chelsea Football Club faces a significant penalty of a 10 million pound fine and a two-transfer-window ban after the English Football Association (FA) imposed sanctions for breaches of its Football Agents Regulations. The FA announced the penalties on July 31st.

The FA cited the club's "non-compliance with the FA's Football Agents Regulations" as the reason for the sanctions. The investigation is ongoing, with the FA stating it is "continuing to investigate individual misconduct arising from this case." Chelsea was accused of 74 breaches of rule E1.2, which were self-reported by the club's current ownership after their purchase.

Chelsea was charged with 74 breaches of rule E1.2 after its current owner self-reported the misconduct following the purchase of the club. The FA continues to investigate individual misconduct arising from this case.

— The FAExplaining the basis for the sanctions against Chelsea FC.

Further violations included transgressions of the Regulations on Working with Intermediaries and the Third-Party Investment in Players Regulations. Chelsea acknowledged all 74 infractions. An independent Regulatory Commission imposed the non-appealable fine of 10 million pounds, which will be invested in grassroots football. A previously imposed six-point deduction was overturned on appeal, but the club is now prohibited from registering players for two consecutive transfer periods.

The recognized breaches occurred between 2009 and 2022, during the ownership of Roman Abramovich. Following the acquisition by American Todd Boehly's group, BlueCo, in 2022, the new ownership initiated the reporting that led to these sanctions. Chelsea expressed gratitude for the collaboration with UEFA, the Premier League, and the FA throughout these processes, emphasizing their voluntary participation and open cooperation. Since Boehly's group took over, Chelsea has reportedly made over 50 signings, with transfer spending exceeding 1 billion pounds.

We would like to thank UEFA, the Premier League and the FA for their cooperation with the club throughout these processes.

— Chelsea FCAcknowledging the involvement of football governing bodies in the resolution of the case.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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