FA to donate £1m in gate receipts to Ukrainian charities from Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final last April after FINALLY obtaining the funds from Roman Abramovich’s sale of the club The FA are set to donate £1million for Ukrainian charities from FA Cup gates Proceeds from Chelsea’s semi-final win over Crystal Palace will go to charities The … Read more
Enormous 100ft-wide ‘Gate to Hell’ sinkhole opens up near Russian ski resort at ‘sanctioned mine linked to Roman Abramovich’ The sinkhole formed at the Sheregesh mine in Sibera’s Kemerovo region It is near to a popular ski resort, which holds a famous bathing suit competition Residents from four homes had to be moved but there … Read more
Failed Chelsea bidders believe Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s offer WILL be taken seriously if favourite Todd Boehly’s £3.5bn deal collapses… despite Britain’s richest man seeing last-gasp £4.25bn bid rejected Chelsea-owner-in-waiting Todd Boehly still intends to seal a deal to buy the club This is despite the uncertainty created by Roman Abramovich’s apparent attempts to renege on a promise … Read more
Former Chancellor George Osborne is drafted in to advise a US group on a £2.5bn bid to buy Chelsea football club The Premier League club Chelsea was hastily put up for sale last month Oligarch Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK Government The successful bidder for the club is likely to be announced as … Read more
NICKY HASLAM: It’s crass to discuss money with oligarchs but they paid handsomely. Some just took a little extra time because, perhaps, the money required laundering.
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson and the Saudi Media Group are among the Chelsea bidders dismissed by Roman Abramovich’s advisors… with Todd Boehly’s consortium and another American group leading the way in the £3bn battle for Stamford Bridge Bidders for Chelsea discovered on Friday if they have made the final shortlist Saudi Media Group … Read more
Roman Abramovich‘s £50m private plane has been flown from Russia to Israel after the oligarch was hit by crippling sanctions from the UK government over his ties to Vladimir Putin. The Gulfstream G650ER jet – registration LX-Ray – arrived from Moscow into Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday night, according to flight tracking websites. … Read more
Roman Abramovich sent shockwaves around the world of football on Saturday night by announcing he was handing the ‘stewardship and care of Chelsea FC’ to the trustees of the club’s charitable foundation. Amid fears the billionaire could face stringent sanctions from the Government, the surprising move is an attempt to protect Chelsea from continued links … Read more
MATT BARLOW: Roman Abramovich remains cloaked in secrecy… no one outside his inner circle will know whether Chelsea are for sale until the next cold and clinical statement is released Roman Abramovich remains distant, mostly silent and cloaked in secrecy Abramovich’s statement about him stepping away was typically brief No one will know if Chelsea … Read more