Chelsea fans have reacted with confusion and dismay over the news that their club’s owner, Roman Abramovich, has been sanctioned by the UK government.
Abramovich put Chelsea up for sale on 2 March in the wake of Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine. He has owned Chelsea since 2003 and has always staunchly denied any current political links to Russia’s ruling elite, but Boris Johnson’s government has now frozen all his UK assets.
