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(From bbc.co.uk)
Chelsea, Ashley Cole and Jose Mourinho have been found guilty in the Premier League's tapping-up probe.
All three parties have 14 days to appeal against the charges, which relate to a meeting at a London restaurant on 27 January.
England defender Cole, Chelsea and Blues boss Mourinho are likely to receive unprecedented fines.
Cole flew in from the United States, where he was playing for England, to attend the hearing in London.
He was found in breach of Premier League rule K5, which prohibited him from approaching Chelsea with a view to negotiating a transfer, without permission from Arsenal.
Chelsea were found guilty of breaking rule K3, forbidding them approaching Cole, who has two years left on his contract, by any means while under contract.
Mourinho was in breach of rule Q, governing managers' conduct.
The Premier League acted following newspaper reports in January that Cole, Mourinho and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon met at the Royal Park Hotel at Lancaster Gate, London, launching an investigation seven days after the initial allegations.
Charges against Cole, Mourinho and Chelsea were made in March, with an independent commission hearing the case on 17-18 May.
Lets see what punishments are handed out. A fine wont exactly hurt Chelsea will it?
