Sports · 16 March 2026
£10.75m fine for Chelsea over secret payments
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A top football club faces significant consequences for breaching Premier League financial rules. Chelsea received the league's biggest fine, plus a one-year suspended transfer ban, for undisclosed payments to agents and youth player registration breaches. The club's new American owners, who purchased it in 2022, self-reported these irregularities, prompting the league's investigation.
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