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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rob Davies

‘The Premier League is surprisingly lenient’: did Chelsea get off lightly?

Nemanja Matic holds a banner
Nemanja Matic holds a banner after Chelsea clinched the Premier League in 2015, one of the many trophies the club won between 2011-2018. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

The Premier League’s judgment against Chelsea for breaking football’s rules – during an eight-year trophy spree under Roman Abramovich – concludes that the club engaged in “deception and concealment”.

The breaches, more than 30 of them, relate to at least £47m in off-book payments linked to landmark deals for star players, including Eden Hazard, Willian, David Luiz and Nemanja Matic.

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