Chelsea have announced that they have opened an investigation relating to the conduct of a former employee at Stamford Bridge.
The London club have asked for assistance from the Football Association with regards to the matter, which they suggest relates to the wider investigation into child abuse in the sport in Britain.
Although they did not specify the nature of their investigation, Chelsea have said that the individual at the heart of the process - who is now deceased - worked at the club some 40 years ago.
"Chelsea Football Club has retained an external law firm to carry out an investigation concerning an individual employed by the club in the 1970s, who is now deceased," they said in a statement.