Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich arrives at a division of the High Court in central London | Andrew Winning
It is a sad state of affairs when the very existence of one of the leading soccer clubs in Europe comes into play. Before I continue, I admit, that I am a Chelsea fan. The future of the European champions is very in much in doubt after the club was effectively taken over by the British government as part of their sanctions against Russia. Roman Abramovich should have been sanctioned by the government for his links with the Putin regime but was it really necessary to seize some of his key assets such as his beloved football club? I am sorry to say that I believe that the British government has used Abramovich to show that they are tough on Russia. The former Chelsea owner has been used as a political pawn. Abramovich has attempted to bring peace to Ukraine and it has even been claimed that he was poisoned during peace talks by the Russians.
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Yes it absolutely was necessary and the sooner there is a cap on money in football the better. As for the poor little rich man - boo hoo hoo
Yup, inflated prices, runaway costs and totally eroded any moral integrity. Way to go football. I’m a toon army and hate that NUFC are now Saudi owned. Ashley was bad too. It’s all about money and fans are treated like tripe. Same as everywhere. Football, despite the hype, is actually a zombie game now. Mindless and dead.