Chelsea Charged by FA With 74 Alleged Rule Breaches as Official Statement Released

Chelsea have been charged with 74 alleged breaches of the FA's regulations on agents, intermediaries and third-party investments.

The Football Association released a short statement on Thursday morning to confirm that the charges brought against the Premier League club relate to incidents between 2009 and 2022.

It is suggested that the charges are primarily related to events that occurred between the 2010/11 and 2015/16 seasons, a time period in which Roman Abramovich was the club's owner.

The statement reads: "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."

It has also been confirmed that Chelsea have until 19 September 2025 to respond.

The Premier League is also conducting its own separate investigation which is still ongoing, as per The Telegraph's Matt Law.

Chelsea have been charged by the fa for alleged rule breaches during the Roman Abramovich era. Image credit: Getty

Chelsea issued a statement of their own shortly after the FA provided an update on the situation.

It read: "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 statement added: "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."