When you stand back, the scale of the Chelsea case is actually staggering. Over a minimum of seven years, there were at least 36 undisclosed payments, forming part of seven known major transfer deals. Such evidence - and it is only what is known - illustrates a pattern of behaviour that amounts to industrialised cheating.
Out of that, Chelsea won two Premier League titles and a Champions League, tangibly changing the historical record of English and European football.
