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Chelsea Fined £10.75M for Secret Payments to Agents

3/17/2026

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Story summary
  • Chelsea Football Club was fined a record £10.75 million by the Premier League for £47.5 million in secret payments to unregistered agents and third parties from 2011 to 2018.
  • The Premier League investigation found 36 transactions across 12 entities and implicated former owner Roman Abramovich.
  • Chelsea's cooperation avoided a points deduction and produced a suspended transfer ban.
  • The current ownership self-reported these violations during the 2022 acquisition.