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UK freezes Roman's assets

Posted on 3/10/22 at 3:57 am
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 3/10/22 at 3:57 am
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Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford
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BREAKING

Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the Government and his asserts - including Chelsea Football Club - have been frozen

Chelsea have been given a special licence to continue with football related activities but the sale effectively bars the sale of the club


Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford
43m
Sanctioning Chelsea Football Club effectively places it in limbo

A special licence from the Treasury means that 'football-related activities' such as tonights game against Norwich can go ahead

But Abramovich cannot sell the club


Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford
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The Government would need to give special dispensation for the sale of Chelsea, and no money could go to Abramovich either directly or indirectly

'He [Abramovich] will not get a penny from the sale of the club'

Likely to be a protracted process


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WhoScored.com @WhoScored
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With Roman Abramovich's assets frozen, among other things Chelsea are no longer allowed to sell tickets or merchandise, offer new contracts and sign or sell players

This means there will be no away fans permitted at Stamford Bridge for the foreseeable future
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
23421 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 6:25 am to
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@SkySportsNews

Chelsea's shirt sponsor Three say they are reviewing their relationship with the club after the British government announced sanctions on club owner Roman Abramovich.
Posted by bkPoseidon
Charlotte, NC
Member since Jan 2019
1101 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 6:56 am to
No ticket sales.
No merchandise sales.
No new transfers/contracts.
No renewal of contracts.

Yeeeeeesh.
Posted by jordan21210
Member since Apr 2009
14197 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 6:57 am to
From Reddit
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What Chelsea can and cannot do under sanction Chelsea has been given a special license to operate while Roman is sanctioned. I summarized the license terms.
They can:
* Pay the wages, allowances and pensions of all employees of the Club, including players, coaching, corporate and administrative staff
* Pay fees, dividends or other allowances to directors of the Club except Roman
* Continue the payment necessary for the ongoing regular maintenance of the Club and the Club’s grounds, including rates, council tax, other taxes, insurance building safety inspection costs, energy costs and other maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of the Club’s ground and training grounds
* Pay reasonable costs of travel to and from fixtures for players and essential staff including costs for security staff, travel agencies or contractors. These costs include travel, accommodation and subsistence costs, but may not exceed £20,000 per game
* Make payments for the hosting of fixtures, including security, stewarding, emergency services and catering, not exceeding the value of £500,000 per fixture
* Sell food and drink at Stamford Bridge during fixtures
* Continue to make inter-club payments for existing player loan and sale agreements
* Receive payments from match broadcasts
* Receive fees from EFA, PL, and UEFA for league performance
* Be sold to a new owner with a special dispensation, provided Roman does not benefit financially from it

They cannot:
* Sell new merchandise. 3rd party sellers that already have merchandise can continue to sell them, but Chelsea will not receive funds.
* Produce new merchandise unless there is an existing agreement pre-sanction
* Sell new tickets to home or away matches. Existing ticket holders can continue to attend, including season ticket holders and those who have already purchased a ticket pre-sanction.
* Pay for new stadium capital works or refurbishments
* Buy, sell, loan, transfer, or otherwise enter any agreement for players (current players cannot be recontracted, and new players cannot be bought)
* Sign or recontract sponsorships The key part in the license: "Any funds which the Club receives must be frozen due to the asset freeze on (Roman)". The current license to operate is effective immediately until May, after which it expires. It can be reviewed and renewed again.

**tl;dr** existing contracts will be honoured, incoming funds will be frozen. They cannot enter any NEW financial agreements. The license will be reviewed again in May. Roman can still sell Chelsea under special dispensation but he cannot profit from it - effectively a 3B loss. If Roman doesn't sell and Chelsea runs out of money, they will go into administration.
This post was edited on 3/10/22 at 6:59 am
Posted by I Bleed Garnet
Cullman, AL
Member since Jul 2011
54846 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 7:05 am to
All of that is ridiculous
Posted by jordan21210
Member since Apr 2009
14197 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 7:18 am to
He knew it was coming and can avoid damage if they can get the sale done. Sucks for Chelsea fans, but Abromovich isn’t exactly a good guy. Good owner, sure.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
87280 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 8:35 am to
So we going to do Everton and New Castle?

I hate Chelsea, but this just seems like they could literally do this to anyone on a whim.
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
13739 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 8:40 am to
This is pretty fricked for Chelsea and their fans. No sympathy for Roman, but the UK people making this decision must be Arsenal fans.
Posted by Who_Dat_Tiger
Member since Nov 2015
25080 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 8:41 am to
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Sucks for Chelsea fans, but Abromovich isn’t exactly a good guy.

What exactly is he guilty of, financing the Russian war? Seems fricked up just like the Canadian shite where everyone’s assets can just be frozen on a whim. Scary times.
Posted by jordan21210
Member since Apr 2009
14197 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 8:58 am to
Not really. Canadian truckers thing was messed up because they were ordinary citizens exercising their right to protest. Abramovich is a billionaire Russian oligarch who is a confidant of Putin and whose factories directly support the Russian military. No sympathy.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
88473 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:26 am to
Chelsea is my least favorite PL club but this is absurd
Posted by 5 Deep
Crawford Boxes
Member since Jul 2010
24331 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:32 am to
Yeah this is wild
Posted by supatigah
CEO of the Keith Hernandez Fan Club
Member since Mar 2004
89895 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:48 am to
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This is pretty fricked for Chelsea and their fans. No sympathy for Roman, but the UK people making this decision must be Tottenham fans.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
170081 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 10:06 am to


Rent boys in tMud
Posted by TxTiger82
Member since Sep 2004
34324 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 10:44 am to
Adios, Christensen. Hasta luego, Azpilicueta. Cheers, Rudiger.

Looks like Chelsea might not have a defense for their Championship opener.
This post was edited on 3/10/22 at 10:53 am
Posted by CobraCommander83
Member since Feb 2017
12338 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 11:02 am to
Posted by TxTiger82
Member since Sep 2004
34324 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 11:14 am to
Three/Drei suspends sponsorship of CFC.

LINK


Posted by CobraCommander83
Member since Feb 2017
12338 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 11:17 am to


Posted by CobraCommander83
Member since Feb 2017
12338 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 11:27 am to
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Three/Drei suspends sponsorship of CFC.


talkSport twitter reporting

quote:

A kit man in Norwich is now heading down to Sports Direct to buy 20 plain blue football tops, it has been reported #CFC
Posted by 225bred
COYS
Member since Jun 2011
20956 posts
Posted on 3/10/22 at 11:43 am to
shite plastic club in the fricking mud

Get fricked rentboys
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