Chelsea Football Club has been charged with 74 breaches of Football Association (FA) regulations, relating to its dealings with football agents, intermediaries, and third-party investments in players.

The FA alleges that the offences occurred between 2009 and 2022, with most incidents concentrated between the 2010/11 and 2015/16 seasons. The club has until September 19 to formally respond.

“The Football Association has today charged Chelsea FC with breaches of Regulations J1 and C2 of The FA Football Agents Regulations, Regulations A2 and A3 of The FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries, and Regulations A1 and B3 of The FA Third Party Investment in Players Regulations,” a statement from FA reads.

In total, 74 charges have been brought against Chelsea FC. The conduct… primarily relates to events which occurred between the 2010/11 to 2015/16 playing seasons.”

The alleged breaches took place under the club’s former ownership, led by Roman Abramovich. Chelsea has been under new ownership since May 2022, when Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital took control.

In response, Chelsea issued a statement emphasizing that the matters had been self-reported following the change in ownership:

“Chelsea FC is pleased to confirm that its engagement with The FA concerning matters that were self-reported by the club is now reaching a conclusion.

Immediately upon the completion of the purchase, the club self-reported these matters to all relevant regulators, including The FA.

The club has demonstrated unprecedented transparency during this process… We will continue working collaboratively with The FA to conclude this matter as swiftly as possible.”

The club added that it is grateful for the FA’s cooperation in what it called a “complex case” centered on activity that occurred “over a decade ago.” (BusinessDay)