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Anyone interested in buying Chelsea Football Club can make a proposal to the government, Britain said on Friday, after ministers sanctioned owner Roman Abramovich and halted his planned sale of the Premier League side.

The British government, which has been under pressure to ramp up sanctions on Russian oligarchs after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last month, imposed a travel ban and froze Abramovich’s assets on Thursday.

“As the licence conditions are written today, the sale would not be allowed,” Britain’s technology minister Chris Philp told Sky News. Chelsea said on Thursday it would seek changes to the licence under which it must now operate to allow the club to continue as normal as possible. The government has said that while Abramovich cannot benefit financially from the club, some changes might be possible.

The Times newspaper cited unnamed sources at the club as saying the club was facing severe financial difficulty because of the restrictions the government had imposed. “We are looking forward to a transition of ownership as soon as possible and want to support the club in this process.”

 

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So UK government is bigger then Fifa

So Britain is cutting ties with Russia for good, l call it a digging a frave for yourself recipe

But that is bullshit, they sanction African football for government involvement and they even went extra mile in Europe but nothing is done. What is FIFA for nani?

Operation dudula.

I think the South African Government must step up

Sophie_Mokoena Politics is killing the beautiful game. FIFAcom seems to be enjoying the scene because it's done by the europeans

UK government interfering in sport? Where is FIFAcom

The proceeds must go towards rebuilding Ukraine 🇺🇦

Built Chelsea and epl, discarded after they are done with him.

I'm busy preparing my proposal 😌

KaizerChiefs please buy this one for us Africans, lets compete at world stage once in our lifetime.

What happened to Fifa policy on non-interference by governments on soccer matters?

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