Chelsea hit with 74 charges for alleged rule breaches during Roman Abramovich era as FA issue statement

The Football Association has confirmed in a statement that Chelsea have been hit with 74 charges for alleged rule breaches.

  • FA issue statement on
  • Confirm club hit with 74 charges
  • Blues have a week to respond

Chelsea hit with 74 charges for alleged rule breaches during Roman Abramovich era as FA issue statementChelsea hit with 74 charges for alleged rule breaches during Roman Abramovich era as FA issue statementChelsea hit with 74 charges for alleged rule breaches during Roman Abramovich era as FA issue statementChelsea hit with 74 charges for alleged rule breaches during Roman Abramovich era as FA issue statement

The Blues have been slapped with 74 charges which all relate to alleged rule breaches relating to agents, intermediaries and third party investment during Roman Abramovich’s time as owner of the club.

A statement read: “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.

“In total, 74 charges have been brought against Chelsea FC. The conduct that is the subject of the charges ranges from 2009 to 2022 and primarily relates to events which occurred between the 2010/11 to 2015/16 playing seasons.

Chelsea FC has until 19 September 2025 to respond.”

The Blues swiftly responded with a statement of their own on the club’s website: “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.

“The Club’s ownership group completed its purchase of the club on 30 May 2022. During a thorough due diligence process prior to completion of the purchase, the ownership group became aware of potentially incomplete financial reporting concerning historical transactions and other potential breaches of FA rules. 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, including by giving comprehensive access to the Club’s files and historical data. We will continue working collaboratively with The FA to conclude this matter as swiftly as possible. We wish to place on record our gratitude to The FA for their engagement with the Club on this complex case, the focus of which has been on matters that took place over a decade ago.”

Chelsea could face serious sanctions, including a points deduction, if found guilty of any wrong doing, according to The Telegraph. In the meantime, the Blues will return to action on the pitch against on Saturday.