£2.5bn Chelsea fund could help children globally if Ed Miliband secures its...
George Graham ofSave the Children UK says the government has a clear opportunity to act and ensure that victims of conflict are helpedAmid allegations about advisers dealing with Roman Abramovich’s...
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Accountancy firm Deloitte Cyprus among those that appear to have backdated records outlining the Russian billionaire’s assetsAides of Roman Abramovich – including staff at the global accountancy firm...
View Article‘World’s most profitable football business’: Abramovich’s frozen Chelsea cash...
Proceeds are in a UK account amid a dispute about how the money should be used and a separate criminal investigationFunds from Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea FC have earned at least £175m in...
View ArticleChelsea fined £10m and given suspended transfer ban by FA over agent breaches
Club escape suspended six-point deduction on appealOwners admitted secret payments by previous regimeChelsea have been fined £10m by the FA and served with a suspended transfer ban for multiple...
View ArticleKen Bates obituary
Former owner and chairman of Chelsea FC who bought the club for a pound and helped restore it to the top rank of English footballFor more than 20 years, Ken Bates, who has died aged 94, was synonymous...
View ArticleUkraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says he met Roman Abramovich in Kyiv in...
Russian billionaire offered to take a ‘silent’ message on peace talks back to Moscow, Ukraine’s president says. What we know on day 1,566Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Roman Abramovich, the Russian magnate...
View ArticleRoman Abramovich takes Jersey to European human rights court over criminal...
Lawyers for oligarch claim freezing of £5.3bn of assets ‘unfair and abusive’ amid row over use of funds for Ukraine Roman Abramovich has gone to the European court of human rights (ECHR), claiming that...
View ArticleChelsea’s pathetic fine for Abramovich-era payments puts Tierney row in shade...
The players’ bizarre huddle and Rosenior’s odd responses should not distract attention from a light punishment that diminishes the Premier LeagueYou might feel enough has already been said about the...
View ArticleUK prepares to sue Abramovich over £2.4bn proceeds of Chelsea FC sale
Russian billionaire accused of missing ‘last chance’ to release money to help victims of Ukraine warUK officials are preparing for a possible court case against Roman Abramovich after he missed a...
View ArticleIran war cannot be ’windfall’ for Putin, says Starmer, as Zelenskyy arrives...
Ukrainian president’s visit coincides with deadline for Roman Abramovich over proceeds from £2.5bn Chelsea saleMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer will host Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr...
View ArticleRoman Abramovich’s Chelsea FC sale cash may be under investigation as...
Documents filed at Companies House over 2022 deal could complicate row with UK over how money will be usedJersey authorities may be investigating whether cash raised by Roman Abramovich’s 2022 sale of...
View ArticleRoman Abramovich ready to fight UK government over proceeds from £2.5bn...
Russian oligarch says money is his to allocate despite international sanctions imposed on his assetsThe Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has stepped up his row with the British government over the...
View ArticleBadenoch under fire as Tory shadow attorney general acts for Roman Abramovich
Labour urges Conservative leader to reveal whether she knew David Wolfson was to represent Russian oligarch in legal case Kemi Badenoch is under pressure to act on the revelations that her shadow...
View ArticleUK gives Abramovich final warning to transfer £2.5bn to Ukraine fund
Keir Starmer says oligarch must commit funds from sale of Chelsea football club or face court actionEurope live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK has given its final warning to...
View ArticleSafe haven to sanctions: how Jersey sheltered Roman Abramovich’s billions
Court papers show the island cautiouslywelcomed the oligarch – with London’s approval – before Russia’s invasion of UkraineFor decades the Channel Islands tax haven of Jersey has played a big role in...
View ArticleRoman Abramovich makes claim of ‘conspiracy’ against Jersey government
Move threatens to throw open parts of secretive legal battle on Channel island about ex-Chelsea owner’s wealthThe former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is making a claim of “conspiracy” against the...
View ArticleChelsea have £150m buffer against fines from FA, say football finance experts
Revelation may make points deduction or suspension from competition over Abramovich-era breaches more likely Chelsea FC would be unaffected by any financial penalty for alleged breaches of Football...
View ArticleIf Chelsea are guilty over Abramovich payments a fine would make a mockery of...
The FA cannot swallow the club’s argument that reporting Roman Abramovich’s alleged irregularities wipes the slate cleanWhen Chelsea’s players kicked off their Champions League campaign on Wednesday,...
View ArticleChelsea expect heavy fine after being hit with 74 charges related to FA agent...
Charges relate to Roman Abramovich eraClub settled similar case with Uefa in 2023Chelsea are expecting to be hit with a substantial financial sanction for transfer misdemeanours, after the Football...
View ArticleRoman Abramovich under investigation in Jersey over corruption and...
Swiss bank account data to be disclosed to island’s chief legal adviser who is looking at source of former Chelsea FC owner’s Sibneft billionsThe former Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich is...
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