Todd Boehly consortium expected to be named preferred bidder for Chelsea
Todd Boehly’s consortium is expected to be named the preferred bidder in the race to buy Chelsea, the PA news agency understands.
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Chelsea takeover moves closer to completion with Todd Boehly selected despite last-gasp bid
The consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly has been selected as the preferred bidder for Chelsea and has reportedly secured a period of exclusivity as it attempts to complete its multi-billion pound takeover from Roman Abramovich.
Ukraine to play Borussia Monchengladbach in World Cup play-off warm-up
KYIV: Ukraine will play a friendly game with German club Borussia Monchengladbach on May 11, the country's football association announced on Friday, in a warm-up ahead of their 2022 World Cup play-off against Scotland. The fixture with Scotland was rearranged at the request of Ukraine from March 24 to June 1 following the Russian invasion.
British tycoon Ratcliffe makes £4.25 billion bid for Chelsea
British businessman Jim Ratcliffe has made a £4.25 billion offer to buy Premier League club Chelsea, his company Ineos said on Friday.
Latest Kyiv attack 'clear sign of disrespect for the UN': Germany's Franziska Brantner
As Kyiv reels from a Russian missile attack which struck during a visit by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Brantner tells FRANCE 24 this is a "clear sign of disrespect for the United Nations" by the Kremlin, and that it "shows that Vladimir Putin is… inclined to go ahead with brutal force".
Can Europe afford to wean itself off Russian gas?
The world economy has been rocked by the current energy crisis, but one industry in particular has been hit the hardest. Yara is a Norwegian fertiliser company and industry leader, with production sites around the world. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, which has seen gas prices skyrocket, the firm's production costs have also gone through the roof.
Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly in exclusive negotiations to buy Chelsea for $3B - report
The consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly is in exclusive negotations to buy Premier League club Chelsea for $3 billion (£2.4bn), a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe makes £4.25 billion bid to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, owner of Ineos, has tabled a bid to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich. Abramovich put Chelsea up for sale following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and it was reported that a deadline of April 11 had been made for bids to be tabled. Ad/> It was reported that four bidders had been put on the shortlist, and they were looking to find out which had been handed preferred status by the Raine Group who are handling the sale on behalf of Abramovich.