Chelsea, who had been seeking to win the EPL following the Club World Cup in the abyss since the beginning of the season, was indicted on 74 disciplinary violations. Worst case down to demotion?

Sep 11, 2025

Chelsea, who had been seeking to win the EPL following the Club World Cup in the abyss since the beginning of the season, was indicted on 74 disciplinary violations. Worst case down to demotion?
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Ex-Chelsea owner Ibrahimovic with
Chelsea, who had been seeking to win the EPL following the Club World Cup in the abyss since the beginning of the season, was indicted on 74 disciplinary violations. Worst case down to demotion?
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The Chelsea club is in danger of falling into the abyss at one point. It's a real crisis.

This is because he was indicted by the English Football Association (FA) on charges of violating regulations in the past. Failure to explain properly will result in severe punishment. In addition to fines, strong disciplinary measures are expected, including points reduction and prohibition of recruiting players. There seems to be a risk of relegation.

British talk sports reported on the 11th (Korea time) 'Chelsea club has been indicted by the FA on charges of violating as many as 74 regulations under Roman Ibrahimovic's previous owner. British media outlet The Mirror also reported that `Chelsea could face severe penalties for 74 counts of multiple violations of regulations.'




Earlier in the day, the FA announced in a statement that the FA charged the Chelsea club with violating football agent regulations J1 and C2, FA broker business regulations A2 and A3, and FA third-party player investment regulations A1 and B3. Chelsea's violation of the rules is known to have occurred from 2009 to 2022 when he was the former owner of Ibrahimovic. Among them, it occurred the most during the 2010-2011 season and the 2015-2016 season. As the FA has charged him with such charges, the Chelsea club must clarify all charges by the 20th.

Chelsea, who had been seeking to win the EPL following the Club World Cup in the abyss since the beginning of the season, was indicted on 74 disciplinary violations. Worst case down to demotion?
Current Chelsea owner Todd Boehly. Talk Sports Article Capture
What is interesting is that the indictment was triggered by the Chelsea club's voluntary report. More precisely, a consortium led by owner Todd Boehly, who acquired Chelsea from Ibrahimovic in 2022, discovered violations of regulations during an internal due diligence process prior to the club's acquisition and voluntarily reported them.

As a result, the Chelsea club issued a statement on the FA's indictment in a rare move. Chelsea said on its website that it is pleased that consultations with the FA have entered the final stage on the issue reported by the club itself. During the due diligence process after the club's acquisition in May 2022, the club recognized that financial reports were likely to be incomplete for possible violations of past transactions and other free-agent regulations and self-reported to the FA'The club showed unprecedented transparency in the process, providing comprehensive access to the club's files and historical data. We will continue to work with the FA to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, the announcement said.




Ex-Chelsea owner Ibrahimovic with
Chelsea, who had been seeking to win the EPL following the Club World Cup in the abyss since the beginning of the season, was indicted on 74 disciplinary violations. Worst case down to demotion?
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Simply put, the line has been clearly drawn that all the charges currently charged have occurred in the past regime. In fact, it is true that all violations of the Chelsea club's regulations, which the FA took issue with, happened during the former owner of Ibrahimovic. The current Boehly owner and the team's operations manager group identified this and first reported the problem to the FA.

In the end, it seems clear that the Chelsea club committed numerous violations of regulations during the former owner of Ibrahimovic. Now the key is what disciplinary action the Chelsea club will receive for this issue. You can't walk by without anything happening. The weakest disciplinary action is the fine. You can pay for it. However, if there is a reduction in points or a ban on players from joining the team, the problem will become serious.

For now, the Chelsea club hopes that there will be only minor disciplinary action, citing that the problem happened during the former owner's time and that the consortium that newly acquired the club voluntarily reported it to the FA after grasping it. Fines are the best ending Chelsea want.




However, it is not a situation to be optimistic. First of all, there are too many violations. Therefore, the Mirror predicted that the Chelsea club could face fines and additional penalties such as points reduction or prohibition of recruiting players due to this incident. The FA also said 'If there are any other violations besides Chelsea's voluntary report, severe penalties can be imposed' Attention is focusing on what fate Chelsea will face.

After winning the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Chelsea ranks second in the league with an unbeaten record (2 wins and 1 draw) until the third round of the EPL in the 2025-2026 season.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.