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Forest Lawyer Speaks Out After Chelsea Sanction as Clubs Make Feelings Clear
Chelsea was fined £10.75 million and given a suspended transfer ban after self-reporting £47.5 million in undisclosed payments under former owner Roman Abramovich.
- This week, Chelsea admitted breaching Premier League rules over undisclosed payments, and the league fined £10.75m with a suspended one-year transfer ban.
- The Premier League said Chelsea's new owners self-reported the breach and showed "exceptional co-operation", while points penalties had been imposed on Everton, Leicester City, and Nottingham Forest.
- A leading legal expert said Leaf argued it was a 'sleight of hand' to assess payments only under PSR, claiming Chelsea gained a sporting advantage.
- Clubs have privately expressed surprise and senior executives from multiple Premier League clubs have contacted Richard Masters, Premier League chief executive, ahead of a shareholders' meeting in central London on Thursday.
- Nick De Marco KC warned a lack of consistency in sanctioning risks undermining public confidence in football's integrity and urged decision-makers to treat each case individually.
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