Chelsea handed £10m fine and suspended transfer ban

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Chelsea fined £10m and given suspended transfer ban by FA over agent breaches

Club escape suspended six-point deduction on appeal Owners admitted secret payments by previous regime Chelsea have been fined £10m and given a suspended two-window transfer ban after admitting breaches of agent rules, the FA announced on Friday. The breaches were self-reported by Chelsea following its takeover by Todd ⁠Boehly and ​private equity firm Clearlake Capital in May 2022. An earlier independent commission had imposed a suspended six-point deduction, which has now been set aside, with the suspended transfer ban imposed in its place. This story will be updated. Continue reading...

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Chelsea fined £10m for breaching agent rules

Chelsea are fined £10m by the Football Association for breaching rules relating to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022.

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Arsenal target Bruno Guimarães not on Newcastle’s flight to pre-season camp

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