Yasin Patel interviewed on BBC News at Six and Ten on the FA hitting Chelsea with 74 charges, also commenting in Sky Sports and The Athletic

Yasin Patel has been interviewed on BBC News at Six, and BBC News at Ten, on yesterday’s charging of Chelsea football club by the FA for alleged breaches of the FA’s agent regulations and third-party investment in players.

His interview was also broadcast across BBC News and BBC Sport online, in which he highlighted that the club cannot hide away from these charges, despite its recent change in ownership after Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich sold his stake in 2019 – click here to watch the full segment.

Yasin also provided comment in Sky Sports and The New York Times’ The Athletic, noting: “Today’s news is frankly unsurprising, as the investigation into Chelsea regarding financial reporting and irregularities has been ongoing since the summer of 2023. The FA and Premier League will likely be looking at why no-one picked up the irregularities and how they were shown in the many reports and documents, compiled by those both inside and outside the club.

“One key question that will be at the back of many fans’ minds will be this – how much money is involved and have those agents been working with Chelsea and other clubs subsequently? If so, other clubs may very well be contacted in relation to certain transfers.”

Yasin was interviewed on BBC News at Six, BBC News at Ten, and his comments were published in Sky Sports and The New York Times’ The Athletic, 11 September 2025.