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Danyal Khan

What Chelsea did to Stamford Bridge vs Brentford in Premier League amid sponsorship suspensions

Chelsea have decided to take action against sponsor exiles with what they did inside Stamford Bridge ahead of kick-off in the Premier League against Brentford.

On the pitch, it's been business as normal for the European Champions, who came into this latest west London derby six unbeaten in all competitions. But off the pitch, it was certainly a different story due to what has been going on with Roman Abramovich.

As well as being sanctioned by the UK government and EU, the Russian oligarch has been forced to sell the club. Something that is expected to be formalised by the end of the new month. But during the process of selling the club amid ever-growing Ricketts fears, as demonstrated by the latest protest and their statement in response, things certainly have not been normal service in SW6.

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