Chelsea have been charged with 74 breaches of the FA’s rules on working with agents and around third party investment in players - but chiefs are not expecting to be hit by a points deduction.
The Premier League club have been accused of breaking regulations between 2009 to 2022.
An FA statement said that the charges ‘primarily relate to events which occurred between the 2010/11 to 2015/16 playing seasons’.
The club’s current US owners discovered potential issues when they carried out due diligence around their takeover.
They quickly self-reported the matter to the FA.