Solihull MP Julian Knight has admitted that he supports the UK government's decision to sanction Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich but wants the impact of those sanctions to be lessened on the club and its fans.
Abramovich was placed on the sanctions list alongside Everton's Alisher Usmanov on Thursday morning. Chelsea will be allowed to continue functioning with restrictions under a special sporting licence that expires at the end of May, but its sale has been placed into doubt and the owner will no longer be permitted to invest.
Among many consequences for the club under the "Russia Regulations" licence, any prize money earned will be frozen and supporters will not be allowed to attend away games.
