- Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovichhas made a decision to sell the Premier League club, pledging that proceeds would go to victims of the war in Ukraine.
- The dramatic development comes days after Abramovich said he was handing over control of Chelsea to trustees of its charitable foundation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Abramovich, alleged to have close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has not been named on a growing British sanctions list targeting Russian banks, businesses and pro-Kremlin tycoons.