Chelsea's F1 Betrayal Rocks Top Driver Honors: Suspicion of Cheating Threatens Racing's Elite Status
IN FOCUS: Chelsea have avoided the most serious punishment, writes Miguel Delaney, but the Premier League must now address a wider issue to avoid undermining the very reason for its existence
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. And the consequences for that? In the Premier League, a fine that would be covered by the sale of an academy graduate, but not even having to be paid by the club.
Does this really fit what has happened? The Premier League’s very reason for existence - the fair running of sporting competition - was completely undermined and this has barely been addressed. What is the message here?
What does this say about regulation? What does it say about the Premier League’s approach? What does that do for faith in the sport, especially at a time when it is beset by countless greater off-pitch?
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