Chelsea have been hit by 74 charges from the FA with regards to working with intermediaries and third party investments in players.
The alleged rule breaches fall under Roman Abramovich's ownership, with charges ranging from 2009 to 2022. A statement that was posted on the FA website outlined the rules the London club has been alleged of breakers.
The statement said: "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.
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"Chelsea FC has until 19 September 2025 to respond."
Chelsea say the alleged breaches were self-reported by the club - who are now owned by the Clearlake and Todd Boehly consortium following their takeover in 2022.
Boehly took over the club after Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
A statement from Chelsea in 2023 said: “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.
"In accordance with the club’s ownership group’s core principles of full compliance and transparency the club has proactively assisted the applicable regulators with their investigations and will continue to do so.”