Chelsea have been fined £10 million and handed a suspended two-window transfer ban after being found guilty of breaching regulations relating to payments made to agents between 2009 and 2022.
The club, however, successfully appealed against a six-point deduction, with the sanction being suspended until 30 June 2027 before it was ultimately “set aside” on appeal.
The breaches came to light after Chelsea’s current owners, Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, voluntarily disclosed 74 violations of Football Association rules following their takeover of the club in 2022.
As part of the investigation, Chelsea admitted making £47 million in undisclosed payments to unregistered agents and third parties during player transfers carried out between 2011 and 2018.
The FA said it was “continuing to investigate individual misconduct arising out of this case”.
According to the governing body, the £10 million fine imposed on Chelsea will be directed towards grassroots football projects.
The latest punishment comes after Chelsea were sanctioned in March with an immediate nine-month ban on registering academy players and fined £750,000 over breaches involving academy player registrations between 2019 and 2022.
All of the offences relate to the period when Roman Abramovich owned the club.
Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government in March 2022 over alleged ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, an allegation he has denied.
He was later granted a special licence to sell Chelsea following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on the condition that he could demonstrate he would not benefit financially from the sale.
