Chelsea players plead for Roberto Di Matteo to be given permanent post
• Roman Abramovich to decide this week on new manager• Summer of spending to follow triumph in MunichRoman Abramovich will decide this week whether Roberto Di Matteo will remain as Chelsea's manager...
View ArticleSuccess for Chelsea and Manchester City comes at a high price | Dave Boyle
Football's billionaire owners are part of the global elite only too keen to distract us from how they make their richesAfter nine years and more than £1bn, Roman Abramovich finally got his prize on...
View ArticleEmotional Didier Drogba says now is the right time to leave Chelsea
Winning the Champions League provided the striker with the perfect send-off after eight successful yearsIn the end the timing just felt right. Didier Drogba had long since set himself the target of...
View ArticleFernando Torres says Roman Abramovich convinced him of Chelsea stay
• Spain striker reveals importance of Chelsea owner's faith • 'His confidence is total and that is what I needed'Fernando Torres has revealed the faith shown in him by the Chelsea owner, Roman...
View ArticleEden Hazard is Roman Abramovich's first step in rebuilding of Chelsea | David...
The Russian is desperate for his team to perform with panache and the midfielder will be at the heart of the new set-upWhen Roman Abramovich finally got his hands on the European Cup, after pursuing it...
View ArticleChelsea set to confirm Roberto Di Matteo as full-time manager
• One-year deal with option of another year for Italian• European Cup and FA Cup wins swayed AbramovichRoberto Di Matteo is close to being named Chelsea's full-time manager as reward for delivering the...
View ArticleTheir own private island: the richest of the rich and their island getaways –...
As Larry Ellison joins the list of billionaire island owners, the Datablog takes a look at the elite club he is joining. Find out who owns what using our interactive visualisationJohn Burn-Murdoch
View ArticleAndré Villas-Boas says Roman Abramovich 'quit on me' at Chelsea
• New Tottenham manager is still bitter over Chelsea dismissal• Villas-Boas will 'never accept' decision to sack himAndré Villas-Boas has accused the Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, of broken promises...
View ArticleJudge to decide Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich litigation case
Feuding oligarchs' case centres around Berezovsky claiming his ex-oil firm partner and Chelsea owner cheated him out of $5bnThe biggest private litigation battle in British legal history is to be...
View ArticleBoris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich case: Q and A
The case between the Russian oligarchs, to be decided on Friday, is the biggest private litigation battle in historyWhat is the case about?The case between Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich is the...
View ArticleRoman Abramovich wins court battle with Boris Berezovsky
Judge calls Berezovsky an unreliable witness after he loses case in which he claimed Chelsea owner cheated him out of £3bnThe Chelsea football club owner, Roman Abramovich, has won a high court action...
View ArticleBoris Berezovsky 'amazed' after losing Roman Abramovich court battle - video
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky speaks of his surprise after Mrs Justice Gloster called him an unreliable witness in the high court in London
View ArticleChelsea wanted to break even but they are breaking the bank first | David Conn
Manchester City approached transfer deadline day as if trembling about Uefa's accountants. Then they splashed outMichel Platini held forth in Monaco's tax-free sunshine to promise Uefa will enforce...
View ArticleHumiliation for Boris Berezovsky in battle of the oligarchs
Exiled Russian 'amazed' as judge dismisses his claim against Roman Abramovich and calls him dishonest and deludedAt 10.15am on Friday Boris Berezovsky strolled into London's high court. He was relaxed...
View ArticleTop London law firms profit from feuding Russian oligarchs
Profits at top 100 London law firms increased by 8% to £5.4bn last year, with billings up 17% to £17.7bn, survey showsRussian oligarchs' taste for British justice helped London lawyers rake in a...
View ArticleAnother day, another feuding oligarch dollar as Cherney v Deripaska resumes
Legal gravy train gears up for another multimillion trial; Pirc takes issue with Micro Focus chief's perks; food firms get hungryAs the ink dries on the 539-page judgment handed down last week to...
View ArticleHow did the English judiciary stoop so low? | Nick Cohen
Legal tourists are making a mockery our legal systemThe UK may have "entered into a double-dip recession", gushes the latest issue of Legal Business, a glossy magazine for corporate lawyers, "but the...
View ArticleBoris Berezovsky agrees to pay Roman Abramovich £35m in legal fees
Berezovsky sued and accused Abramovich of blackmail, breach of trust and breach of contract, but lost the caseRussian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has been left with legal bills of tens of millions of...
View ArticleChelsea sack Roberto Di Matteo
• Chelsea announce they have parted company with Italian boss• Decision follows 3-0 Champions League defeat to Juventus• Factfile: the highs and lows of Roberto Di Matteo's careerChelsea have sacked...
View ArticleRoberto Di Matteo's last Chelsea press conference before being sacked – video
Roberto Di Matteo speaks in Turin on Tuesday after Chelsea's 3-0 defeat by Juventus in the Champions League
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