Chelsea Fined £10M, Given Suspended Transfer Ban For Breaching Agent Rules
The club had admitted to 74 breaches of FA regulations covering agents, working with intermediaries and third-party investment in players
By : AFP
Update: 2026-07-31 14:00 GMT
London: Chelsea were fined £10 million ($13.4 million) and given a suspended two-window transfer ban on Friday after an appeal hearing into sanctions imposed for multiple breaches of Football Association rules.
The club were initially given a suspended six-point deduction along with a fine but the points penalty has now been replaced by the suspended registration ban.
The club had admitted to 74 breaches of FA regulations covering agents, working with intermediaries and third-party investment in players.
Chelsea's new owners self-reported the breaches to football authorities in 2022, when they were in the process of buying the club from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
The six-point deduction, suspended until June 30, 2027, was imposed by the independent commission that initially heard the case but the club appealed against that.
An appeal board instead replaced the points penalty with the suspended two-window transfer ban.