Chelsea FC published a statement on Situation of Ukraine followed by the country’s invasion by Russia. Chelsea FC owners daughter also stated against Putin. We will bring latest news keep reading on viralnewsgossip.com
This 24-word message failed to mention Russia or Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich.
But it was published less than a day after another statement had appeared on ChelseaFC.com in which Abramovich announced that he had given “stewardship and care” of the club to the Chelsea Foundation.
That statement read: “During my nearly 20-year ownership of Chelsea FC, I have always viewed my role as a custodian of the Club, whose job it is ensuring that we are as successful as we can be today, as well as build for the future, while also playing a positive role in our communities.
“I have always taken decisions with the Club’s best interest at heart. I remain committed to these values. That is why I am today giving trustees of Chelsea’s charitable Foundation the stewardship and care of Chelsea FC.
“I believe that currently they are in the best position to look after the interests of the Club, players, staff, and fans.”
Abramovich has allegedly been linked to Vladimir Putin and the Russian state
He was named in British parliament by MP Chris Bryant earlier this week.
Mr Bryant revealed that Abramovich had been flagged as a person of interest by the UK’s Home Office three years ago due to alleged links to the Russian state.
“I’ve got hold of a leaked document from 2019, from the Home Office, which says in relation to Mr Abramovich: ‘As part of HMG’s [Her Majesty’s government] Russia strategy aimed at targeting illicit finance and malign activity, Abramovich remains of interest to HMG due to his links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices,'” Bryant told the House of Commons, as reported by The Guardian.
Bryant went allege that Abramovich had previously admitted to paying for “political influence”, before suggesting that the Russian should have some of his assets seized and should not be allowed to own Chelsea FC.
Abramovich still owns the club and his assets have not been seized.
His decision to step back for the time being was a move to “protect Chelsea from the attention he’s getting”, according to Sky Sports journalist Kaveh Solhekol.
Abramovich had rarely been physically present at Stamford Bridge in recent years anyway.
He withdrew his application for a British Tier 1 investor visa in 2018 with tensions between London and Moscow making the process more difficult for powerful Russians.
Abramovich gained European Union citizenship in Portugal last year.
He was present at Portugal’s Estadio do Dragao in May 2021 to watch Chelsea beat Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League final.
Daughter Of Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich Shares statement Anti-Putin Message
The daughter of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has shared a post insisting that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is not supported by the majority of Russians.
Sofia Abramovich posted a message to her 41,000 Instagram followers which read: “The biggest and most successful lie of the Kremlin’s propaganda is that most Russians stand with Putin”.
Twenty-seven-year-old Sofia spends much of her time in London and has previously been pictured alongside her billionaire father at Stamford Bridge.
But the Chelsea owner himself has not been seen at his club’s stadium on a regular basis in recent years.
He withdrew his application for a British Tier 1 investor visa in 2018 with tensions between London and Moscow making the process more difficult for powerful Russians.
Mr Abramovich has since gained European Union citizenship in Portugal.
He strongly denies suggestions that he has links to the Kremlin. But, as reported by BBC News, Abramovich was named by British members of parliament on Tuesday as being one of 35 oligarchs that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had called “key enablers” of Putin’s “kleptocracy”.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, British prime minister Boris Johnson has instigated sanctions against multiple individuals, but Abramovich is not known to one of them.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel admitted in the build-up to his side’s EFL Cup final against Liverpool on Sunday that the uncertainty surrounding Abramovich and his ownership of the club is worrying.
“I am aware of all these scenarios and I am aware of all these discussions,” said Tuchel, as quoted by Yahoo Sport.
“At the moment I would love to take my right not to comment until there is a decision made.
“But we are aware of it and it’s like distracting us, it’s worrying us.
“To a certain degree I can understand it, to a certain degree I can understand the opinions and the critical opinions towards the club and towards us, who in the end represent the club.
“I can understand. We cannot fully free ourselves from it. Maybe people also understand that we, myself as a coach or the players, don’t have an insight into what is really going on.
“Like I said, it’s clouding our minds. It’s clouding our excitement towards the final and it brings huge uncertainty, much more to all people and families who are actually in the moment more involved than us.
“Our best wishes, regards and thoughts are obviously with them, which is absolutely most important.
“Still there are so many uncertainties around the situation of our club and of the situation in the UK with scenarios like this that it makes no sense if I comment on it.https://f87b7d4c4c58868c2d2a61fc11f5ed7e.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html
“We are aware of it, we have maybe not as much inside information than you might think. And in the very end, don’t understand me wrong, I think it is also the right from the team and from the staff, and I include myself maybe to the team, to not be political, to do sports and to focus on sports.
“Not because we are hiding. The situation is, like I said, clear. It is horrible, there is no doubt about it. That’s pretty much it.”
According to Bloomberg, potential takeover offers for Chelsea are being prepared by multiple sports investors and private equity firms.
