The FA issued an announcement today, filing 74 financial charges against Chelsea. Chelsea officially responded, saying that it was the club that took the initiative to report to the FA that may violate regulations and will continue to cooperate with the FA to investigate.
[Related News] FA Official: 74 financial allegations were filed against Chelsea, involving 2009-2022 Chelsea official statement:
Chelsea Football Club happily confirmed that the compliance matters that had previously taken the initiative to declare to the FA have now entered the closing stage.
Club's current ownership group completed the acquisition on May 30, 2022. During the comprehensive due diligence process before the final completion of the transaction, the ownership group found that there might be omissions in the financial reports involving historical transactions and other potential violations of the FA rules. On the day the acquisition was completed, the club took the initiative to report these situations to all relevant regulatory agencies such as the FA.
In this process, the club demonstrated unprecedented transparency, including the full opening of club archives and historical data permissions. We will continue to cooperate with the FA and strive to complete the case closing process as soon as possible. It should be noted that we thank the FA for its professional attitude in the trial of this complex case, which mainly involves historical matters more than ten years ago.