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Evening Standard
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James Robson

Chelsea takeover: Boris Johnson considering plan to give some proceeds from sale to boost grassroots football

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering giving some of the proceeds of the sale of Chelsea to benefit grassroots football in the UK.

Roman Abramovich has already stated that he wants proceeds to go to victims of the war in Ukraine after he was sanctioned over his links to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

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