FFP

[eye digress]

Not exactly FPP/SCR, but related.

Chelsea fined and had a transfer embargo "slapped" upon them, in time honoured fashion: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/16/chelsea-fined-suspended-transfer-ban-historical-rule-breaking

[lovejoy]

They'll get a a strongly worded email if they cheat again or possibly the time after that.

[eye digress]

Actually, misread. No ban at all, just the threat of one!

The undisclosed payments stuff, isn't that basically what City are accused of?

If so, there's your marker.

[DB]

Being discussed in Other Football

[Mellin]

This is about Villa. Look at what had to do this summer. Everton. Forest. Leicester.

Chelsea have wilfully broken the rules and hidden it. Won titles off the back of these signings. Are they not now discredited due to unfair advantage? What the actual punishment is there, is a 10m fine. Which is half a Kellyman.

Good work.

[Villan82]

Our owners and Newcastle's owners have deep pockets, why not kick up a legal stink?

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Actually, misread. No ban at all, just the threat of one!

The undisclosed payments stuff, isn't that basically what City are accused of?

If so, there's your marker.

The big difference is that Chelsea have cooperated, Citeh haven't. Not that I'm still expecting much.

[Mellin]

Just checked and one of the signings is Eden Hazard. That Chelsea team isn't winning shit without him. It's not about a points deduction. That benefits us and this isn't about that, but whatever they won during that period should be struck from record. If you're cheating to win the league, you haven't won the league. Simple.

It doesn't matter if they declared (some of) it, either. If I decapitate a nun and walk into Steelhouse (RIP) with the severed head saying "my bad, boss", am I walking free? It's cheating. Apparently this is very important these days, so penalise them.