The Latest Breaking News from Roman Abramovich

What a difference two weeks makes. Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chelsea were among a select few super-clubs who had effectively been insulated from the impact of the pandemic by their owner’s fabulous wealth and looked set to dominate domestic and European football in the years ahead.

The Blues’ oligarch owner is being forced out of football but it should not have taken a war to make the game do some soul-searching, writes Tony Evans

Portugal said on Thursday it would not strip the citizenship of Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich for now because that measure was not part of EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs, but his nationality status could change depending on the outcome of an inquiry.

The Blues are currently in turmoil after the UK government announced club owner Roman Abramovich would be the subject of sanctions that prevent him from selling the club

The London club’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government on Thursday

The sale of the club is now on hold and activities such as selling new tickets and signing players have been restricted.

The sanctioning of Roman Abramovich finally came on Thursday after weeks of calls to do so given the Chelsea owner’s alleged ties to Putin and those high up in the Kremlin, following the invasion of Ukraine.

Chelsea news: Roman Abramovich sanctioned by the UK government, meaning major changes to the day-to-day business of Chelsea

Roman Abramovich's Chelsea sanctions will re-shape more than just the west London club as Arsenal see effects on the horizon.