Every Chelsea charge by FA in full as BlueCo report 'concerning' Roman Abramovich era deals

Chelsea Football Club have confirmed that they're working closely with the Football Association after 74 charges were brought against them. On Thursday morning, the FA announced that the west London outfit had been charged with breaching the FA's agent regulations and third-party investment in players.

The alleged breaches took place between 2009 and 2022, when the club was owned by Roman Abramovich, and they mostly relate to events which occurred between the 2010/11 and 2015/16 seasons. Clearlake Capital, owned by Behdad Eghbali and José E Feliciano, joined forces with Todd Boehly to buy the club from the Russian billionaire in May 2022.

BlueCo, the parent company formed as the investment vehicle for the takeover, acquired Chelsea for £4.25bn, making it the most expensive football club in the world. The club's ownership group have since self-reported 'concerning matters' to the FA, and they're cooperating with the investigation.

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An official statement from a spokesperson at The FA reads: "The Football Association has today charged Chelsea FC with breaches of Regulations J1 and C2 of The FA Football Agents Regulations, Regulations A2 and A3 of The FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries, and Regulations A1 and B3 of The FA Third Party Investment in Players Regulations.

"In total, 74 charges have been brought against Chelsea FC. The conduct that is the subject of the charges ranges from 2009 to 2022 and primarily relates to events which occurred between the 2010/11 to 2015/16 playing seasons. Chelsea FC has until 19 September 2025 to respond."

In a statement of their own, the Club World Cup champions responded: "Chelsea FC is pleased to confirm that its engagement with The FA concerning matters that were self-reported by the club is now reaching a conclusion.

"The Club’s ownership group completed its purchase of the club on 30 May 2022. During a thorough due diligence process prior to completion of the purchase, the ownership group became aware of potentially incomplete financial reporting concerning historical transactions and other potential breaches of FA rules.

"Immediately upon the completion of the purchase, the Club self-reported these matters to all relevant regulators, including The FA. The Club has demonstrated unprecedented transparency during this process, including by giving comprehensive access to the Club’s files and historical data.

"We will continue working collaboratively with The FA to conclude this matter as swiftly as possible. We wish to place on record our gratitude to The FA for their engagement with the Club on this complex case, the focus of which has been on matters that took place over a decade ago."

So, with that being said, football.london as rounded up all the charges that have been brought against Chelsea by the FA.

J1 and C2 of The FA Football Agents Regulations

The FA define J1 of The FA Football Agents Regulations as: "Clubs that wish to engage in any Transaction or Contract Negotiation may only deal with the following persons acting by way of representative of any other Club or any Player: (a) the Player himself; (b) the other Club; (c) an Authorised Agent acting for or on behalf of the Player or the other Club under a Representation Contract; (d) an Exempt Solicitor acting for or on behalf of the Player or the Club under Exempt Solicitor Terms of Representation; (e) in relation to a Transaction by which a Player shall become registered as a Player in England, and where the other Club is affiliated to another National Association, an Agent licensed by another National Association (provided always that such Agent may only act for the foreign Club)."

The FA defines C2 of The FA Football Agents Regulations as: "A Club, Player or Authorised Agent must not so arrange matters as to conceal or misrepresent the reality and/or substance of any matters in relation to a Transaction or Contract Negotiation."

A2 and A3 of The FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries

The FA defines A2 of Regulations on Working with Intermediaries as: "A Player or Club must not use or pay any person for Intermediary Activity unless that person is registered as an Intermediary and is entitled to act under a valid Representation Contract.

"An Intermediary must not carry out any Intermediary Activity in the place of, or on behalf of, or as agent or representative of, any person other than the Player and/or the Club he is engaged to act for (unless in accordance with Regulation B6)."

The FA define A2 of Regulations on Working with Intermediaries as: "A Club, Player, Intermediary or other Participant must not so arrange matters as to conceal or misrepresent thereality and/or substance of any matters in relation to a Transaction."

A1 and B3 of The FA Third Party Investment in Players Regulations

The FA defines A1 of the FA Third Party Investment in Players Regulations as: "No Club may enter into an Agreement which enables any party, other than the Club itself, to influencematerially the Club’s policies or the performance of its teams or Players in Matches and/or Competitions."

The FA define B3 of The FA Third Party Investment in Players Regulations as: "In respect of any Agreement permitted under Regulation B.1.13 through B.1.14, the identity of anyIntermediary or FA Registered Football Agent (as applicable) or any other person who will be conductingIntermediary Activity or Football Agent Services (as applicable) for the Club and/or player in the registration ofthat player for that Club must be disclosed to The Association.

"This includes any individual who may not be registered with The Association as an Intermediary or FA Registered Football Agent (as applicable) at the time that the Agreement is disclosed but who intends to so register by the time of the registration of the player. This requirement is additional to any other disclosure requirement pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of TheAssociation, FIFA and any relevant Competition."