Summary
Chelsea Football Club has been fined £10m by the Premier League for making £47m in secret payments related to player transfers from 2011 to 2018. The club avoided losing any points because they reported the issue themselves. Chelsea also faces a nine-month ban on signing academy players.
Key Facts
- Chelsea was fined £10m for secret payments linked to transfers between 2011 and 2018.
- The fine is the largest the Premier League has ever imposed.
- Chelsea received a suspended one-year ban on signing players, which means it will not be enforced unless further violations occur.
- A nine-month ban was placed on signing academy players, along with a £750,000 fine.
- The Premier League reduced the fine from £20m to £10m because Chelsea reported the violations themselves.
- Payments were linked to named players like Eden Hazard, Samuel Eto'o, and others.
- The club admits the breaches happened during Roman Abramovich's ownership.
- Chelsea cooperated fully with the investigation.
