The blow which befell Chelsea yesterday, when Roman Abramovich was placed on the UK government’s sanctions list, was seismic and without precedent in recent Premier League history. What the Abramovich sanctions mean for Chelsea Chelsea are able to pay the wages of all employees, including players and coaching staff. Football fans have been screwed over by the owners of their clubs for as long as those clubs have existed. So the empathy of shared experience, yes, but sympathy for Chelsea supporters will likely be scarcer than a Russian’s superyacht. MORE : Roman Abramovich set deadline to sell crisis club Chelsea as Nike review £900m sponsorship dealMORE : British billionaire Nick Candy confirms he is still interested in Chelsea bid despite sanctionsFor more stories like this, check our sport page.

Source: Metro March 12, 2022 01:36 UTC