The Latest Breaking News from Roman Abramovich

Following sanctions on Roman Abramovich, Chelsea are currently unable to make any transfers

The fixture will mark the Blues’ first home match since sanctions were imposed upon owner Roman Abramovich

Roman Abramovich was officially sanctioned by the government on Thursday and Chelsea are continuing to feel the effects

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers, who coached previously in Chelsea’s academy, also offered his sympathy to the Blues players and staff.

Port authorities are on the lookout for luxury yacht flight risks, while an army of social media users are getting involved in the search, using Marine Traffic to track vessels owned by those on the sanctions list.

After facing criticism for being too slow to target billionaire Russian oligarchs with links to the Kremlin, Britain has stepped up the pace on sanctions in recent days.

Premier League managers gave their reaction to Chelsea’s off-field turmoil as the government assessed potential buyers

The UK will target those complicit in Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the foreign secretary says, as sanctions are announced for some Russian MPs

Chelsea have had to stop the sale of matchday tickets after Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government and his assets frozen

The club are currently blocked from selling tickets under the terms of the government licence

Nineteen years ago, Roman Abramovich flew his helicopter over Stamford Bridge and changed the face of English football with his seemingly endless fortune. Yesterday, that all came to an end as the Chelsea owner and major shareholder in Evraz was placed on a sanctions list by the UK Government.