Luka Modric extract: 'Meeting Roman Abramovich on his yacht was exciting'
In a new book, the Croat recounts a secret discussion with Chelsea’s owner which led to a transfer request at SpursWith the 2010-11 Premier League season over, I was ready for my summer vacation. But...
View ArticleLeaks show Chelsea owner Abramovich funded Israeli settler group
Russian oligarch’s firms donated £74m to Elad, who are accused of trying to seize Palestinian neighbourhoodsCompanies controlled by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich donated tens of millions of pounds to...
View ArticleAbramovich's buy-up of rival players sheds a little light on murky world
Thanks to the FinCEN files, we know the Chelsea owner had ‘economic rights’ in other clubs’ players, but the transfer business remains mostly opaque and out of reachIt is only because of the FinCEN...
View ArticleAlexei Navalny calls for EU sanctions on Russian oligarchs
Opposition leader urges MEPs to target Roman Abramovich, Alisher Usmanov and othersThe Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has called on the EU to impose sanctions on Kremlin-linked Russian...
View ArticleFrank Lampard says Abramovich changed his career at Chelsea
Home game with Spurs is Russian owner’s 1,000th match‘Trophies we have won have been made possible by him’Frank Lampard has said Roman Abramovich’s arrival at Chelsea “changed my career” as the Russian...
View ArticleFrank Lampard resists title talk but knows intensity of Chelsea demands
As Roman Abramovich racks up his 1,000th game, the Russian’s favourite player, now manager, faces José Mourinho’s Spurs with the owner’s support – but knowing he is hard to satisfySunday’s game against...
View ArticleFootball rumours: Chelsea to replace Frank Lampard? Dele Alli to PSG?
A Blue Monday awaits in today’s transfer tittle-tattleFar be it from the Rumour Mill to claim to know what goes on in the mind of Roman Abramovich, but it’s being reported that Chelsea’s Russian owner...
View ArticleLampard beware: no Chelsea manager has survived worse under Abramovich |...
A return of 26 points from 17 games this season and muddled planning has left a club legend looking vulnerable to the sack The good news for Frank Lampard is that it’s not as bad as José Mourinho’s...
View ArticleFrank Lampard expects no favours from Roman Abramovich
Chelsea manager does not want to rely on sentimentalityPoor recent run bodes ill for Morecambe FA Cup tieFrank Lampard believes his legendary status at Chelsea will not save him from the sack if...
View ArticleAbramovich era leaves Lampard with no time to pull out of nosedive | David...
Chelsea’s latest ex-manager is yet another victim of a hierarchy that will not hesitate to make a change if they feel Champions League qualification is at riskFrank Lampard may allow himself a rueful...
View ArticleGarry Kasparov urges UK to impose sanctions on oligarchs close to Putin
‘Nobody can send a more vocal message to Kremlin’ over poisoning and arrest of Alexei NavalnyThe former world chess champion and Russian opposition figure Garry Kasparov has called on Boris Johnson to...
View ArticleChelsea's Roman Abramovich increases funding to fight 'appalling' racist abuse
Reece James among those targeted onlineAbramovich: ‘We cannot allow this to continue unchecked’The Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, has written to his players promising to increase funding to efforts...
View ArticleEngland’s big six have backed down but Super League fight isn’t over | Barney...
The energy of football’s outrage over the Super League has been heartening, but this is just a retreat, a ceasefireAs the sun dipped below the roof-line of Stamford Bridge something strange began to...
View ArticleAre our courts a playground for bullies? Just ask Catherine Belton | Nick Cohen
Her acclaimed book is under attack from Russian billionaires. Are they out to silence her?Welcome to London, the censorship capital of the democratic world, where you must watch your step and bite your...
View ArticleOligarch v sheikh: Champions League final’s battle of the billionaires
When it comes to wealth, there’s little between Chelsea’s Roman Abramovich and Manchester City’s Sheikh MansourWelcome to the battle of the billionaires. On the pitch the Champions League final between...
View ArticleAbramovich was not ‘directed’ to buy Chelsea FC by Putin, court hears
Author accused of repeating ‘lazy inaccuracies’ about businessman’s role in Russian politics and societyRoman Abramovich’s lawyer said it was defamatory to describe the businessman as having “a corrupt...
View ArticleIf the government cared about free speech, it would reform the London libel...
Recent action against a book about Putin shows what can happen when journalism collides with the English legal system One of the perils of investigative journalism is that, even if what you write is...
View ArticleChelsea’s sacking of Antonio Conte cost club £26.6m, accounts reveal
• Roman Abramovich has increased funding by £249m• Danny Drinkwater joins Aston Villa on loan from ChelseaChelsea have announced they paid out more than £26m over the sacking of Antonio Conte, a figure...
View ArticleMoscow-on-Thames: Soviet-born billionaires and their ties to UK's political...
How party donations, sports teams and lavish London residences have granted access to highest echelons of public lifeBusinesspeople born in the Soviet Union play a significant role in British business...
View ArticleChelsea's Frank Lampard shrugs off silence from Roman Abramovich
Manager did not receive message after top-four finishLampard: ‘We haven’t been in touch – there’s nothing in that’Frank Lampard is relaxed about not receiving a congratulatory message from Roman...
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