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The potential sale of Chelsea has been thrown into uncertainty, as owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government and his assets, including Chelsea Football Club, have been frozen.
LONDON: Britain's government said on Thursday (Mar 10) it would enable football club Chelsea to continue playing matches after it imposed sanctions on its owner, Roman Abramovich, halting his plan to sell the English Premier League side.
The football world was rocked on Thursday morning with the announcement that the UK Government has imposed sanctions on Russian oligarch and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, as part of measures designed to put pressure on Russian president Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.
Sacked Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin has been included on a list of people who face sanctions from the European Union over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Roman Abramovich was in Abu Dhabi last month to watch his beloved Chelsea lift the Club World Cup for the first time, celebrating yet more silverware during his trophy-laden two decades in charge. In the space of a few weeks, the Russian billionaire has been cornered into putting the London club up for sale and slapped with sanctions by the UK government throwing the Blues into turmoil.
Abramovich has been accused of having close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which Chelsea’s billionaire owner has denied.
A man who bought the last Chelsea shirt at the Stamford Bridge club shop before it closed due to sanctions said it was a “surreal moment”.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK Government on Thursday, putting the Stamford Bridge club’s future into doubt.