Chelsea FC have been charged with 74 breaches of FA rules relating to alleged agent payments. But what exactly are they accused of, and what could it cost them?

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.

BlueCo, the company the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital consortium created when buying Chelsea in 2022, owns both clubs involved in the deal.

What punishments could they face and what happens now - Explained: What we know about 74 charges over agent payments

The alleged violations stem from Roman Abramovich's time owning the club and came to light during the club's sale to current ownership

The charges "primarily relate to events that occurred between the 2010-11 to 2015-16 playing seasons", the FA said.

EA Sports FC 26 is set to be released on September 26, and the ratings for the top 15 Chelsea players in the game have now been officially confirmed.Unsurprisingly, two of Chelsea’s key players,

If you're wondering what the World Champions are looking like in the upcoming title, here is the FC 26 rating of every Chelsea player.

EA Sports FC 26 is set to be released on September 26, and the ratings for the top 15 Chelsea players in the game have now been officially confirmed. Cole Palmer and Moises Caicedo have been handed an overall rating of 87, although it wasn’t enough for them to break into the top 10 highest-rated players in the Premier League.

With so many opponents hellbent on making it difficult for Chelsea to play intricate, possession football, these are vital marginal gains