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Chelsea fined Sh1.8 billion historical financial breaches, handed suspended one-year transfer ban

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Chelsea's head coach Liam Rosenior looks on during a team training session at the training ground in Cobham, west of London on March 16, 2026. [Toby Shepheard / AFP]

Chelsea were fined £10.75 million ($14.27 million) and received a suspended one-year transfer ban on Monday in relation to historical breaches of Premier League rules.

The Blues avoided a points deduction after self-reporting the undisclosed payments of more than £47 million under former owner Roman Abramovich.

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