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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Tony Evans

Football must learn a lesson from Roman Abramovich and Chelsea

Reuters

There is always a danger when you dance with the devil. Chelsea FC supporters are realising the truth of that maxim now.

For 19 years they felt like they won the lottery at Stamford Bridge. When Roman Abramovich paid £60m for the club it changed the nature of the game in England. Rival teams and fans hated Chelsea’s new-found wealth. Yet many of them hoped that a similar sugar daddy would turn up on their doorstep.

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