Roman Abramovich has been disqualified by the Premier League from owning Chelsea after having sanctions imposed on him by the UK government following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The league’s decision to bar Abramovich from being a director of Chelsea in effect forces him to push ahead with his sale of the club. It came two days after the government imposed sanctions on the oligarch and granted the Stamford Bridge club a licence that allows them to keep operating under heavy restrictions.
