Football: Frank Lampard lays out fines of up to $40,000 for ill-disciplined Chelsea players

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is laying down the law in his new role with the club. Photo / Getty

New Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has begun his reign in charge of the club by introducing an extreme set of fines to punish ill-disciplined players.

A Chelsea football player who turns up late to training will immediately incur a £20,000 (NZ$40,592) fine while those that are late for a team meeting will rack up a bill of £500 per minute over time.

Lampard is in the midst of his first season with the club he played 648 games for from 2001-2014 and seems intent on laying down the law as the first English manager there in over 20 years.

The list of fines was allegedly leaked from Chelsea's training ground and posted to Reddit and also includes penalties for phones ringing during meals or meetings (£1000), wearing the wrong uniform (£1000) and not reporting an injury or illness (£10,000).

However, it's punctuality that seems to be Lampard's pet peeve with £2500 fines for being late for a match day or medical treatment and £1000 fines for being late for a gym session.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is laying down the law in his new role with the club. Photo / Getty

On top of that, if any player's ill-discipline extends to bill-paying their fine amount will be doubled if not paid within 14 days.

Nevertheless, it's not all bad news for Chelsea players as all fines will be collected in a pool of money that can only be used to contribute toward team activities or charitable donations.