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Ricketts family defend diversity record after fan backlash over Chelsea bid
MANCHESTER, England :Chicago Cubs owners the Ricketts family, who are among a number bidders hoping to buy Premier League club Chelsea, declared that "diversity is central to our values" after a fan backlash over previous racist remarks.
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Cubs owners denounce racism after backlash over Chelsea bid
LONDON: The owners of the Chicago Cubs, who are bidding for Premier League club Chelsea, touted their anti-racism credentials Wednesday after a backlash in England about offensive comments by the Ricketts family patriarch. It has been three years since Joe Ricketts apologized after online media outlet Splinter News published emails featuring him making Islamophobic comments, such as “Islam is a cult and not a religion.” The racist comments have gained a renewed focus during the competitive bidding contest to buy Chelsea, which has been put up for sale after Russian owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the British government over his ties to President Vladimir Putin amid the war on Ukraine.
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Ricketts family defend diversity record after fan backlash over Chelsea bid
Premier League club Chelsea, declared that "diversity is central to our values" after a fan backlash over previous racist remarks. The reaction was in response to leaked emails from 2019 in which American businessman Joe Ricketts described Muslims as his "enemy". Sources close to the deal have told Reuters Joe has nothing to do with the Chelsea offer, with his son Tom fronting it.
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The Ricketts family have rejected all hate ‘in the strongest possible terms’ amid supporter unrest at the Chicago Cubs’ candidacy to buy Chelsea.
Ricketts family deny racism amid Chelsea fan unrest over re-surfaced Islamophobic emails
The Ricketts family have rejected all hate "in the strongest possible terms" amid supporter unrest at the Chicago Cubs' candidacy to buy Chelsea. Chelsea fans had the hashtag 'NoToRicketts' trending on Twitter, with supporters raising concerns with the club and online. Family patriarch Joe Ricketts was accused of Islamophobia in 2019, after a string of emails were leaked.