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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Rich Jones

Roman Abramovich sanctioned by British government as he tries to sell Chelsea

The British government has officially added Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to the list of sanctioned individuals.

Chelsea have been given a sporting licence to continue trading whilst Abramovich's assets have been frozen, but the Stamford Bridge club has been thrown into chaos with their sale in serious doubt.

Abramovich, who purchased Chelsea back in 2003, announced he was looking to sell in a statement on March 2 in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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