The Ricketts family have tried to defuse a racism row as the battle for the ownership of Chelsea promises to take a significant step forward.
Representatives of the Ricketts family are flying to London for talks with Chelsea supporters as the parties expect to hear from US brokers Raine who are set to choose preferred bidders on behalf of outgoing owner Roman Abramovich.
The Ricketts family, the owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, have been caught up in a furore after historical remarks from emails from Joe Ricketts emerged, saying Muslims “are my enemy”, prompted a furious reaction from those associated with Chelsea.
