Chelsea fined £10.75m and given suspended transfer ban over historical rule-breaking

Club also hit with nine-month academy transfer banInvestigation covered period between 2011 and 2018Chelsea have been fined £10.75m, handed a suspended ban from signing first-team players and given an immediate nine-month academy transfer ban by the Premier League over breaches of financial rules during Roman Abramovich’s ownership.The club, who still face potential sanctions from the Football Association over 74 charges of breaching agent regulations, were investigated by the league over undisclosed payments to agents, non-licensed intermediaries and other figures, including players, around signings between 2011 and 2018. Continue reading...