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Explaining Chelsea freeze, Abramovich sanctions: Impact on club, players, spending and moreMar 10, 2022James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC Roman Abramovich has been an untouchable billionaire free to bankroll Chelsea's unprecedented success for almost two decades, but that changed on Thursday morning. The U. K. government announced sanctions against seven Russian oligarchs with what it believes are close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin's murderous regime, with the move following two weeks of intense pressure to act amid the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich -- along with Igor Sechin, Oleg Deripaska, Dmitri Lebedev, Alexei Miller, Andrei Kostin and Nikolai Tokarev -- has had his assets frozen and faces a ban on all transactions with U. individuals and businesses. Abramovich, who bought Chelsea for £140 million in 2003, has always denied links to Putin's government, but the U. government offered a comprehensive and damning alternative view in a document accompanying the decision published by the Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.
The Premier League and UEFA are yet to clarify the situation, but this might now be the case for all future Chelsea away games for which tickets have not already been sold. Any money generated by the club within existing agreements -- for example specific matches picked for television, which would trigger an extra broadcast payment -- would be paid to Chelsea as written, but would be frozen until such time either Abramovich is no longer under sanction or the club is sold. There are also strict limits in place for their operating costs for the foreseeable future.
Chelsea, 117 years old on March 10, have won 21 trophies during Abramovich's 19-year tenure -- more than any other English club -- but his ownership is coming to an ignominious end. ESPN looks to answer the key questions. How much of a surprise is the government's decision to act? It's massive. Sources have told ESPN that senior figures at Chelsea, the Premier League and UEFA were all taken aback by Thursday's decision. It was always a possibility given the mounting pressure on the government to intervene -- Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer last week called outright for Abramovich to be sanctioned -- but the expectation was that, rightly or wrongly, he would be given time to sell.
Raine Group, the New York merchant bank appointed to handle the sale, set a deadline of March 15 for interested parties to submit bids for Chelsea, and sources describe it as "no coincidence" given that this was also the date upon which the government could act on emergency legislation, known as the Economic Crime Bill, once it passed into law. (The bill would make it harder to hide assets in the U. K., as well as make it easier to issue sanctions moving forward. ) As it turns out, they didn't need it, which will likely be the subject of some heated political debate in the weeks to come.
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The club are limited to £500, 000 in the cost of staging a home game, while away travel expenses are capped at £20, 000. Although sources have indicated there is some flexibility in both of these figures, it will likely mean cutting back on the number of backroom and logistical staff travelling to games: it is estimated a typical away trip in Europe costs around £30, 000, and only slightly less for a Premier League away game. Chelsea travel to Lille next week for their Champions League last-16, second-leg tie, but that is likely to have been pre-paid and is in any case a short one-hour flight from London -- if anything, it's a place even accessible direct by train.
Sources claim his charitable foundation could not benefit either, although he has previously suggested he will donate any "net proceeds" of a sale to victims of the war in Ukraine, through an as-yet-unspecified charity. (The government would have to be satisfied proceeds of any sale would not benefit Abramovich in any way. The precise destination of any proceeds would be determined in discussions with the government when the application for a sale licence is made. )Abramovich would also have no chance of achieving his £3bn asking price if the government effectively took control of the sale: that price does not reflect independent market valuations of the club, which have put it between 2bn to £2.
Abramovich can appeal the decision, but as of Thursday afternoon, nobody connected to the 55-year-old had indicated whether he will do so. What is their basis for targeting Abramovich? Published by the Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, the document detailing the government's reasoning is as comprehensive as it is damning. After outlining their belief that Abramovich "has had a close relationship" with Putin "for decades, " it suggests a wide range of questionable activity including companies linked to Abramovich receiving tax breaks, buying and selling shares from and to the Russian state at favourable rates and the contracts received in the run-up to the FIFA 2018 World Cup.
The Teams Leicester City and Newport County played 1 Games up to today. Among them, Leicester City won 0 games ( 0 at King Power Stadium, 0 at Rodney Parade away), Newport County won 1 (0 at Rodney Parade, 1 at King Power Stadium away), and drew 0 (0 at King Power Stadium, 0 at Rodney Parade). In the English FA Cup, the two teams played a total of 1 games before, of which Leicester City won 0, Newport County won 1 and the two teams drew 0. Head-to-head records of Leicester City against other teams. Select the opponent from the menu on the left to see the overall record and list of results.
Leicester City vs Brentford live stream, TV channel and how to The match at the King Power Stadium will kick-off at 2pm today. Is the game on TV? Although the game falls outside the 3pm blackout rule,
That means tickets can no longer be sold, the club shop has already been closed and staff at the Stamford Bridge hotel have been told they cannot accept bookings for the foreseeable future. Season-ticket holders and fans with individual match tickets already purchased can attend as normal because those transactions pre-date Thursday's decision. However, cup matches are not included with Chelsea's season ticket, so they face playing Champions League matches behind closed doors. Furthermore, away supporters will not attend matches at Stamford Bridge if those tickets were not sold before Thursday, and Chelsea fans have since been told they cannot purchase tickets for their FA Cup quarterfinal at Middlesbrough a week on Saturday.
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"Abramovich is associated with a person who is or has been involved in destabilising Ukraine and undermining and threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, namely Vladimir Putin, with whom Abramovich has had a close relationship for decades, " it read. "This association has included obtaining a financial benefit or other material benefit from Putin and the Government of Russia. "The decision, in place until May 31, directly impacts Chelsea, which has been frozen as an Abramovich asset in a manner he had previously tried to avoid by creating a degree of separation between himself and the club.
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