Chelsea fined but avoid suspended points deduction
The breaches occurred during Roman Abramovich's tenure as Chelsea owner
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Chelsea have been fined £10m and given a suspended ban from registering new players for two transfer windows for breaching rules relating to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022.
But the club have had a six-point deduction, which was suspended until 30 June 2027, "set aside" on appeal.
Owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital self-reported 74 breaches of Football Association rules when they purchased the club in 2022.
Chelsea admitted making £47m in secret payments to unregistered agents and third-parties over transfers between 2011 and 2018.
The FA said it was "continuing to investigate individual misconduct arising out of this case".
The fine was set to be £26m, but was reduced by a third to £17.25m for self-reporting and co-operation.
It was then cut by another third to £11.4m for an early guilty plea, then to £10m because of the penalties already given to the club by Uefa and the Premier League.
The FA said it was "an appropriate penalty" that would punish the club and also "deter similar misconduct and maintain the integrity of the game".
The £10m Chelsea have been fined will be invested into grassroots football.
In March, Chelsea were given an immediate nine-month academy transfer ban and a £750,000 fine over the registration of academy players between 2019 and 2022.
All of the breaches relate to the period when Roman Abramovich was owner of Chelsea.
Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government in March 2022 over alleged links to Russian president Vladimir Putin - something he has denied.
He was granted a special licence to sell Chelsea following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, providing he could prove he would not benefit from the sale.
