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The Football Association have charged Chelsea with 74 rule breaches related to payments to football agents between 2009 and 2022 when Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich owned the club, Afrosport reports. The breaches involve Chelsea's dealings with agents, intermediaries and third-party investments particularly between the 2010-11 and 2015-16 seasons. Abramovich sold Chelsea to a consortium led by American investor Todd Boehly in 2022 in the wake of...

FA decline to appeal Paqueta spot-fixing verdict

by Kunle Fayiga

3 September 2025

The Football Association (FA) has decided not to appeal against an independent regulatory commission's decision to clear West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta of four spot-fixing charges, Afrosport reports. The FA pressed four charges of spot-fixing against the Brazil international last May for allegedly getting booked deliberately in order to affect the betting market in Premier League matches against Leicester City, Aston Villa, Leeds United and Bournemouth...

Mudryk provisionally suspended from football after positive doping test

Chelsea winger Mudryk charged by FA for doping offence

by Kunle Fayiga

19 June 2025

Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been charged by the Football Association for violation of its anti-doping rules after failing a drugs test, Afrosport reports. The 24-year-old Ukrainian was provisionally suspended by the FA in December after an adverse finding in a routine urine test, with the player claiming he never used any banned substance knowingly. Football players found to have taken any banned substance intentionally could...

David Coote: PGMOL suspends referee amid Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp viral video

Ex-Premier League referee Coote charged by FA over Klopp comments

by Kunle Fayiga

17 June 2025

Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made about previous Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, Afrosport reports. Coote was dismissed by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) last December after a video surfaced online of him making offensive remarks about Klopp in July 2020. The 42-year-old is also facing allegations of gambling misconduct which he has denied and...

David Coote: Embattled referee faces new FA investigation over booking claims

by Ibikunle Salako

27 November 2024

The Football Association (FA) in England has opened investigations into allegations of match-fixing by embattled referee David Coote, Afrosport reports. Coote, 42, allegedly had a discussion with a friend about a yellow card before a match in England’s second tier, the Championship, and subsequently messaged him saying, "I hope you backed as discussed." The English referee reportedly exchanged messages with the unnamed fan about handing out...

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Chelsea charged with 74 rule breaches involving football agents

FA decline to appeal Paqueta spot-fixing verdict

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David Coote: Embattled referee faces new FA investigation over booking claims

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