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Chelsea

/ 156 days ago

Chelsea may be hit with points deduction in FFP investigation

Chelsea could soon face a Premier League points deduction after financial details regarding a series of payments have emerged. These apparently illegal payments are worth tens of millions of dollars and span a decade. This timeframe was when Roman Abramovich owned the club. The Russian oligarch eventually sold the Blues after being sanctioned by the […]

Chelsea

/ 172 days ago

Premier League investigating two Chelsea transfers from 2013

Chelsea has made headlines in the Premier League over the last two years for its lavish spending on transfers. However, the Premier League opened up an investigation into two transfers from well before current owner Todd Boehly took over. These transfers occurred in 2013, and the Premier League and Chelsea identified payments went from the […]

Chelsea

/ 387 days ago

Abramovich secretly bankrolled Vitesse Arnhem, report says

Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich reportedly funded the takeover of Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem in 2010. The Eredivisie team struggled financially at the time. Then, Merab Jordania, a former Georgian soccer player and manager, bought the club. However, documents now show that Abramovich actually bankrolled the deal. The Guardian is claiming to have seen documents […]

Chelsea

/ 389 days ago

Chelsea financial results for 2021/22 show $148 million loss

A tumultuous 2021/22 campaign saw Chelsea report a net financial loss of almost $150 million. The biggest factor for this loss comes from the UK government's freeze on former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's assets following Russia's war with Ukraine. According to Sky Sports, the UK froze any assets that had connections to Russia President Vladimir […]

Chelsea

/ 440 days ago

Chelsea to try to seek exemptions from EPL spending rules

Chelsea are reportedly set to ask the Premier League for a special exemptions regarding spending rules. The Blues signed 16 new players and had a net spend of about $588 million during the current campaign. This was far and away more than any other European club. The Daily Mail is reporting that the west London […]