i there is a lot of outrage over that request by chelsea.— request by chelsea. i think it's known as _ request by chelsea. i think it's known as an — request by chelsea. i think it's known as an own _ request by chelsea. i think it's known as an own goal, - request by chelsea. i think it's known as an own goal, isn't i request by chelsea. i think it's| known as an own goal, isn't it? request by chelsea. i think it's i known as an own goal, isn't it? a spectacularly poor move by chelsea. it would _ spectacularly poor move by chelsea. it would appear asking all the fans to go— it would appear asking all the fans to go away so no one believes them in the middlesborough cloud don't -ive in the middlesborough cloud don't give their— in the middlesborough cloud don't give their players shtick, the placing — give their players shtick, the placing of it to heart. it's kind of tough, _ placing of it to heart. it's kind of tough, i— placing of it to heart. it's kind of tough, i support another london team can happens— tough, i support another london team can h

tell chelsea to get there — chelsea seems limited. tell chelsea to get there shin _ chelsea seems limited. tell chelsea to get there shin pads _ chelsea seems limited. tell chelsea to get there shin pads on _ chelsea seems limited. tell chelsea to get there shin pads on it - chelsea seems limited. tell chelsea to get there shin pads on it a - chelsea seems limited. tell chelsea to get there shin pads on it a boots| to get there shin pads on it a boots on and _ to get there shin pads on it a boots on and play— to get there shin pads on it a boots on and play the game!— on and play the game! chelsea had already sold _ on and play the game! chelsea had already sold 600 _ on and play the game! chelsea had already sold 600 tickets _ on and play the game! chelsea had already sold 600 tickets for - on and play the game! chelsea had already sold 600 tickets for the - already sold 600 tickets for the game in one of the terms of the licence amended to allow them to sell more of their allocation. opponents middlesbrough called their request

yes, and when mr abramovich bought chelsea _ yes, and when mr abramovich bought chelsea back in 2003, very few people — chelsea back in 2003, very few people would have imagined that this situation _ people would have imagined that this situation would be reached. but in terms _ situation would be reached. but in terms of— situation would be reached. but in terms of the particular story in the stun coat — terms of the particular story in the stun coat -- — terms of the particular story in the stun coat —— in the sun, even the government's— stun coat —— in the sun, even the government's statement today when they talk _ government's statement today when they talk about special licenses and, _ they talk about special licenses and. yes, — they talk about special licenses and, yes, you won't be able to buy tickets— and, yes, you won't be able to buy tickets until — and, yes, you won't be able to buy tickets until the end of the season - what— tickets until the end of the season - what they— tickets until the end of the season — what they clearly want is to sep

chelsea, 117 years of history. the club currently being controlled by events off the field and their future being decided day by day. it's a fan base remains loyal though. it's a fan base remains loyal thou~h. . ., , ., it's a fan base remains loyal thouuh. . ., . , though. the sanctions on the club are ridiculous. _ though. the sanctions on the club are ridiculous. it— though. the sanctions on the club are ridiculous. it is— though. the sanctions on the club are ridiculous. it is punishing - though. the sanctions on the club are ridiculous. it is punishing the | are ridiculous. it is punishing the fans, not doing anything to roman abramovich. fans, not doing anything to roman abramovich— fans, not doing anything to roman abramovich. , ., , , abramovich. there should be better checks on owners. _ abramovich. there should be better checks on owners. we _ abramovich. there should be better checks on owners. we have - abramovich. there should be better checks on owners. we have been i checks on owners. we have b

but i think he is also been very successful owning chelsea and chelsea — successful owning chelsea and chelsea fans i suspect we'll be having — chelsea fans i suspect we'll be having mixed feelings tonight about this decision and be wondering what comes— this decision and be wondering what comes next, they won the european cup last— comes next, they won the european cup last year and now who knows? what _ cup last year and now who knows? what will — cup last year and now who knows? what will the future hold because he is one _ what will the future hold because he is one to _ what will the future hold because he is one to put so much money in the club and _ is one to put so much money in the club and i_ is one to put so much money in the club and i think 1.5 billion in loans— club and i think 1.5 billion in loans that he is writing off. and club and i think1.5 billion in loans that he is writing off. and on the same story. — loans that he is writing off. and on the same story, the _ loans that he is writing off. and on the same story, the son _ loans that he is writing off.

chelsea fans are worried. at the moment day to day, chelsea is kind of moving along and they have a match tomorrow, so they are not in any great danger right now but something needs to be done in the near future to secure chelsea football clubs permanent future. thank you. the west�*s crackdown on some of the oligarchs linked to president putin is continuing — italy's financial police say they have seized the yacht of the russian billionaire andre melnichenko. this is it — moored in the port of trieste. it's one of the largest yachts in the world and reportedly worth almost $600 million. mr melnichencko, who owns a coal mining company, and the fertiliser producer eurochem, was sanctioned by the european union on march 9th. officials in moscow are warning that western sanctions could cause the international space station to crash. they believe the measures could disrupt the operations of russian vessels servicing the iss. the russian section of the station weighs 500—tonnes and helps correct its orbit.

chelsea, 117 years of history. the club, though, currently being controlled by events off the field and their future being decided day by day. its fan base, though, remains loyal. the sanctions on the club are ridiculous, really. it's punishing the fans, it's not doing anything to abramovich. moving forwards, there should be better checks on owners. we've been following the team before roman abramovich took over - and we'll be following them after it, hopefully. - changes at stamford bridge have been so swift that sponsors who've suspended contracts are still on display. the russian billionaire's reign lasted almost two decades and it won't be forgotten overnight. today's visitors, newcastle, themselves aren't strangers to a controversial takeover, and they almost took the lead. chelsea goalkeeper edouard mendy providing the highlights... almiron got hold of that one. ..in a relatively lacklustre first half. it wasn't until the 89th minute chelsea fans had something to cheer. here's havertz ghosting in. kai havertz

i'm really uncertain as to where chelsea how chelsea finished this thing and let alone pay for the future. the government has given chelsea a license to carry on paying the players. but the problem that chelsea have is that there's no money coming into the club. the biggest source of revenue is tv. money, then sponsorship money and get money. but that if any of those companies go into a frozen bank account. and so there are questions now about how chelsea will manage to pay their staff, not just the players, but all the stuff and how long they can continue doing that. and at some point, if this continues for a few weeks, there's a very strong possibility. i think the chelsea will be forced into administration and, and that would be a very painful process for everybody. concerned. watson, tennessee, dynamic. the death says that he's unsure how long he'll be allowed to go on paying for all the world. number one is in the united states for paying for the indian wells torment. the sports governing body has a ruled met with the can participate as a neutral alexander there is also playing in th

i things with the business aspect at chelsea? ~ , ., ., ., chelsea? i think 'ust a huge amount of financial chelsea? i thinkjust a huge amount of financial uncertainty _ chelsea? i thinkjust a huge amount of financial uncertainty and - of financial uncertainty and turbines within the cloud. we know that from thomas tuchel, the milder, he has been saying that as well. we know the telecommunications firm three suspended their deal, hyundai as well. issues there at the cloud. thank you very much indeed. laura scott, the latest —— issues at the club. chelsea, on the pitch, very much on form — they've won their last five. down at the other end of the premier league table, though, it looks like there could be a real relegation scrap. everton are now only above the bottom three on goal difference, after their loss to wolves. a troubling time for boss frank lampard — who's lost five of his six games in charge — and with tough fixtures against manchester united, liverpool and chelsea still to come, ped mcpartland from toffee tv told the football news

rob beasley is also a chelsea fan i think fair to say. we'll start with you, rob. >> we're strong. >> i'll take your word for it. rob, as a fan, as someone who has been involved in the club for a long time writing about it, are you worried about what has happened in the last few days? >> well, you can't help but be worried. i think that it has been -- i don't think that there is anybody who has got a problem with the assets of roman abramovich being seized, but to take it to the extent of stopping chemical city fans going to games, if you think about 42,000 capacity, that could be 4.2 million pounds. and i think at the end of the match sending a check to abramovich to send on to putin for 4.2 million pounds, i mean it -- i think that it is very, very harsh. and i spoke to a lot of fans. obviously we love our club. but also a lot of football fans up and down the country. and they can't understand why the football club is being treated this way, the fans particularly. because this could be the tip of the iceberg. what is to say if something

chelsea three—time winners and of course last season's final was arsenal against chelsea. what was the result they are? 3—0 to chelsea. what's your reaction to those two fixtures? , ., ., ., fixtures? the first team drawn out is the home _ fixtures? the first team drawn out is the home team. _ fixtures? the first team drawn out is the home team. west _ fixtures? the first team drawn out is the home team. west ham - fixtures? the first team drawn out is the home team. west ham and | is the home team. west ham and arsenal are going to be more pleased with the fact that they are at home but i think they have both invented. the finals at wembley. in feeding the name. each game on each occasion forfamilies support the name. each game on each occasion for families support either team. it's such a spectacle showcase for women's game and it was always a pleasure and an honour to play in the final and now the fact that it's huge and for the women's calendar and they shall be set player does want to get that final. and have that experience.— want to get that final. and have that

i am a chelsea supporter. i follow a team which has gone shooting right up to the top of the league, which has won endless awards and cups and competitions, and it is because of roman abramovich. he actually changed the nature of english football, didn't he? yes, he was undoubtedly a game changer, john. i think in terms of the level of expenditure, but also in terms of the profile of the league. you now have a situation where the british government have accused abramovich of being a pro—kremlin oligarch, of having very close ties to putin, of benefiting financially from that relationship. his relatives have always denied direct links with putin. but if the government are correct, of course, what it does is raise huge questions over the source of his wealth and the motivation for him buying into chelsea. and it leaves chelsea fans like you, john, with a very uncomfortable fear, i suspect — which is that your club may have been used for sportswashing. dan roan, the bbc sports editor. as the war in ukraine dr

this evening, chelsea's manager gave this reaction. this is like quite a big change from yesterday to today, yeah. but still we cannot influence it. we didn't cause the situation. in the moment, it seems like business is more or less, like let's say football—wise, protected. chelsea's shocked travelling fans, meanwhile, still trying to take it all in. obviously we all support ukraine. what russia's doing is totally wrong, but i don't think we should suffer for it. what on earth is the future going to bring and how- will the government treat the club? chelsea was put up for sale only last week, as calls for its owner to be sanctioned intensified. that's now been stalled, although the government is open to allowing a deal on condition that abramovich receives no funds. crowned club world champions just last month, chelsea was today meant to be celebrating its 117th birthday. instead, it's been plunged into chaos. it's understood that interest in buying this asset hasn't been dented by today's seismic news, but already there are signs o

and it is a good time for chelsea football, to protect the strategy for the chelsea football club. and to be a credit for all clubs, because you know, we need to look down the road and if there are name changes and if everyone is on board, it could be huge for all of football. >> what do you see as the future for chelsea football club? >> the most important thing is to ensure there is a chelsea football club, whether it is going to be as what we see, and whether it will be 117 years of history, to just make sure that we're supported and whatever way that may be. >> we appreciate you taking the time. that's a chelsea shirt you have on, i'm guessing, right? >> yes, it is a he had tro one. >> thanks a lot. >> thank you. -- yes, it's a retro one. >> pat, chelsea legend joining us now. great to see you. did you ever think that chelsea would find itself in this position? >> no, it is a small amount of what other clubs have had over the years and huge problems at other clubs as well and at the end of the day, i always think absolutely at the behest, of one influence the person, there coul

i'm really uncertain as to where chelsea how chelsea finished this thing and let alone pair for the parent . the future. the government has given chelsea a license to carry on paying the players. but the problem that chelsea have is that there is no money coming into the club. the biggest source of revenue is tv. money, then sponsorship money and get money. but that if any of those companies go into a frozen bank account and so there are questions now, but how chelsea will manage to pay their staff, not just the players, but all the stuff and how long they can continue doing that. and at some point, if this continues for a few weeks, there's a very strong possibility. i think the chelsea will be forced into administration and. and that would be a very painful process for everybody concerned where almond had produced a stunning, come back against balise alma to book a spot in the champ, his li call to finals to nail down on aggregate. and with only around half an hour left, the play in ben z my that came to reality rescue strike at school. the hat trick in less than 20 minutes. and the most

as chelsea physically have the cash which you can use to pay wages and remember chelsea is notjust a football club. it has 800 staff on a full—time basis that it has to pay at the end of each month. going forwards, i think there will be challenges because historically, what we have seen is that he has tended to cover the overheads the club itself cannot afford. he has lent the club over £1.5 billion with his assets being frozen no money can go to a from him.— go to a from him. right, 0k, well, let's wait and _ go to a from him. right, 0k, well, let's wait and see _ go to a from him. right, 0k, well, let's wait and see how— go to a from him. right, 0k, well, let's wait and see how things - let's wait and see how things develop over the next few weeks. very good to have you on. thank you very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. pope francis has made an impassioned plea for an end to what he called a "massacre" in ukraine. addressing pilgrims in saint peter's square, he described russia's invasion as an unacceptable armed aggression that must end before ukrainian cities were

i'm really uncertain as to where chelsea how chelsea finished this thing and let alone pair for the parent. the future. the government has given chelsea a license to carry on paying the players. but the problem that chelsea have is that there's no money coming into the club. the biggest source of revenue is tv. money, then sponsorship money and get money. but that if any of those companies go into a frozen bank account and so there are questions now about how chelsea will manage to pay their staff, not just the players, but all the stuff and how long they can continue doing that. and at some point, if this continues for a few weeks, there's a very strong possibility. i think the chelsea will be forced into administration and. and that would be a very painful process for everybody concerned. new york is home to about 150000 ukrainians. the largest community in the us, religious leaders of various sites that come together in solidarity, calling for peace. gabriel, amazon, the has more, they came to pray for peace. there was a rabbi and an archbishop and followers of other religions all gathe

i am a chelsea supporter. i follow a team which has gone shooting right up to the top of the league, which has won endless awards and cups and competitions, and it is because of roman abramovich. he actually changed the nature of english football, didn't he? yes, he was undoubtedly a game changer, john. i think in terms of the level of expenditure, but also in terms of the profile of the league. you now have a situation where the british government have accused abramovich of being a pro—kremlin oligarch, of having very close ties to putin, of benefiting financially from that relationship. his representatives have always denied direct links with putin. but if the government are correct, of course, what it does is raise huge questions over the source of his wealth and the motivation for him buying into chelsea. and it leaves chelsea fans like you, john, with a very uncomfortable fear, i suspect — which is that your club may have been used for sportswashing. dan roan, the bbc sports editor. as the war in ukra

i'm a chelsea supporter. i follow a team which has gone shooting up right up to the top of the league, which has won endless awards and cups and competitions. and it's because of roman abramovich. he actually changed the nature of english football, didn't he? yes, he was... he was undoubtedly a game changer, john. i think in terms of the level of expenditure, but also in terms of the profile of the league. now, you now have a situation where the british government have accused abramovich of being a pro—kremlin oligarch, of having very close ties to putin, of benefiting financially from that relationship. and abramovich, his representatives, have always denied direct links with putin. but if the government are correct, of course, what it does is raise huge questions over the source of his wealth and the motivation for him buying into chelsea. and it leaves chelsea fans like you, john, with a very uncomfortable fear, i suspect, which is that your club may have been used for sports washing. dan rowan, the bbc�

welcome to the show and chelsea delaney and rely on the u. s. has agreed to rapidly boost shipments of liquefied natural gas or ellen g to europe this year. as part of efforts to wean the continent off russian fuel, the announcement came during president jo biden's visit to brussels for a host of meetings on russia. the americans will offer an additional 15000000000 cubic meters of l and g. by years and last year they ship 22000000 cubic meters to europe. you hopes to replace 2 thirds of russian gas imports by years, and germany is also racing to reduce its reliance on russian fossil fuels. the government reporting today it's made progress over the last month. the economy minister now says the country will be able to have it's oil imports from russia by summer. it expects to end to coal in it's co purchases altogether by the fall. and by year's end, it will import only 30 percent of its gas from russia compared to 55 percent before the war. now germany is going to need more natural gas, not just from the u. s, but also from suppliers. and the gu

welcome to the show and chelsea delaney in berlin and the u. s. has agreed to rapidly boost shipments of liquefied natural gas or ellen g to europe this year. as part of efforts to wean the continent off russian fuel, the announcement came during the president, jo biden's visit to brussels for a host of meetings on russia. the americans will offer an additional 15000000000 cubic meters of l. n. g by year's end. last year they ship 22000000 cubic meters to europe. the u hopes to replace 2 thirds of russian gas imports by year's end. and germany is also racing to reduce its reliance on russian fossil fuels. the government reporting today, it's made progress over the last month. the economy minister now says the country will be able to have it. oil imports from russia by summer. it expects to end to coal in it's co purchases altogether by the fall and by year's end it will import only 30 percent of its gas from russia compared to 55 percent before the war. no germany is going to need more natural gas, not just from the u. s, but also from suppliers a

i'm really uncertain as to where chelsea how chelsea finished this thing and let alone pay for the future. the government has given chelsea a license to carry on paying the players. but the problem that chelsea have is that there's no money coming into the club. the biggest source of revenue is tv. money, then sponsorship money and get money. but that if any of those companies go into a frozen bank account and so there are questions now about how chelsea will manage to pay their staff, not just the players, but all the stuff and how long they can continue doing that. and at some point, if this continues for a few weeks, there's a very strong possibility. i think the chelsea will be forced into administration and. and that would be a very painful process for everybody to sense. where are madrid produce a stunning come back against python sell mine to book a spot in the champions 3 quarter finals added to nail down aggregate and with only around half an hour left, the play was getting bens, the my that came to the rescue defense striker called a hat trick in less than 20 minutes. and then w

premier league football chelsea sponsorships. beginning to unravel as sanctions against the russian owner live to chelsea's grounds. this is bloomberg. manus: i'm manus cranny in dubai. dani burger is in london. the chelsea sponsorships beginning to unravel. sanctions hitting the owner roman abramovich. they have become the high-profile sponsor to cut ties. let's talk outside the stadium. good to have you with us. it is not the only sponsor of chelsea. how significant is it? >> good morning to you. the sun is slowly rising over chelsea football club. we have been here since the early hours. things are brining up. not so much for the club. roman abramovich has been sanctioned by the u.k. government. the sponsorships are beginning to unravel. sponsoring the blue shirt, you often see the players running around on the bridge, they have a massive number three on their shirt. they say the sponsorship deal is no longer happening. it was worth 40 million pounds. the next sponsor to be considering links to chelsea football club are nike.

tell us more about what this means for chelsea. i think ithinka i think a lot of that is still being digestive by the club, who we are yet to hear from today. football's authorities and what this means for the wider game, and of course the fans here at stamford bridge about the uncertainty this brings for their club. some of them feel hard done by, by the government, others say it was the only viable option, but of course the fans have enjoyed enormous success under the ownership of roman abramovich. the public clearly keen to sanction, whilst also ensuring the viability of a club they see as a significant cultural asset. we will see the chelsea men and women's team play tonight because they are allowed to continue playing, but there is financial uncertainty about what this means going forward. the sale of the club has been halted by this, but we understand the government would consider a license that would allow the sale of the club to go ahead if they can ensure the proceeds don't go to roman abramovich.— proceeds don't go to r

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welcome to the show and chelsea delaney in berlin and the u. s. has agreed to rapidly boost shipments of liquefied natural gas or ellen g to europe this year. as part of efforts to wean the continent off russian fuel, the announcement came during president jo biden's visit to brussels for a host of meetings on russia. the americans will offer an additional 15000000000 cubic meters of l. n. g by year's end. last year they ship 22000000 cubic meters to europe. the u hopes to replace 2 thirds of russian gas imports by year's end. and germany is also racing to reduce its reliance on russian fossil fuels. the government reporting today, it's made progress over the last month. the economy minister now says the country will be able to have it. oil imports from russia by summer. it expects to end to coal in it's co purchases altogether by the fall and by year's end it will import only 30 percent of its gas from russia compared to 55 percent before the war. now germany is going to need more natural gas, not just from the u. s, but also from suppliers. and

my dad used to play with chelsea. i love chelsea. i don't mind where it ends up even if it's not with me as long it's in the same pants. >> the fans need to be involved in the ownership. >> 100%. >> but any set won't be -- and it will need to meet strict conditions imposed by the government. for those still at chelsea football club, the focus is on the pitch, not off of it. >> i hear around that people try to take the last 19 years and tried to raise it from the members of the football community. but this is not about money. this is about the dedication and hard work of the players who sweat every day and work hard to get there with people behind the scenes to make the club successful. >> the success shows as chelsea beat new council in the 89th minute. despite the celebrations, this remains a club in crisis. the fans question who will be in charge and what type of football club will emerge. charlotte lomas, sky news. >> let's see what's on the back pages now, the back of the mirror? ukraine's -- his first appearance since russia's i

chelsea are saying that by virtue of his hundred percent ownership of chelsea, the club would normally be subject to the same sanctions, but the uk government has permitted a general licence to allow chelsea to continue certain activities. and intent to engage with discussions with the government regarding the scope of the license, including seeking permission for the lessons to be amended in order to allow the club to operate as normal, as normally as possible. that is the statementjust in from chelsea. as we've been hearing, the chelsea fc owner roman abramovich has been sanctioned by the uk government as part of its response to russia's invasion of ukraine. he's one of seven oligarchs to be hit with fresh sanctions. tom, thanks for being with us. how significant is the sanctioning of abramovich in particular? of those seven, he is the best known internationally.— seven, he is the best known internationally. seven, he is the best known internationall . , .~ , . ., ., internationally. this makes a lot of noise but let's _ internationally. this makes a lot of noise but let's step _ i

let's get an update on the chelsea ownership story now. we know the deadline for bids to buy the club is tomorrow, with the list of contenders then set to be whittled down to preferred bidders this week. today, the chelsea supporters' trust have urged the government to disregard any bid that does not include the issuing of a golden share for supporters. this would essentially give fans more represenation and power in the decision making of the club. and our sports reporter alastair magowan has been following this story for us. the chelsea support her trust has asked that basically the government to be tellers any bed that doesn't include a golden chair within it, and what that means is basically giving fans more of a say and how the club is run and they can stop the club is run and they can stop the sale of a club that might move location, for example, or a change its club colours are christ. there has been a couple of beds that have been put in for chelsea that have mentioned this sort of thing. one of them is and it can become of the bri

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welcome to the show and chelsea delaney in berlin and the u. s. has agreed to rapidly boost shipments of liquefied natural gas or ellen g to europe this year. as part of efforts to wean the continent off russian fuel, the announcement came during president jo biden's visit to brussels for a host of meetings on russia. the americans will offer an additional 15000000000 cubic meters of l. n g. by years and last year they ship 22000000 cubic meters to europe. the u hopes to replace 2 thirds of russian gas imports by year's end and germany is also racing to reduce its reliance on russian fossil fuels. the government reporting today, it's made progress over the last month. the economy minister now says the country will be able to have it. oil imports from russia by summer. it expects to end to coal in it's co purchases altogether by the fall and by year's end it will import only 30 percent of its gas from russia compared to 55 percent before the war. now germany is going to need more natural gas, not just from the u. s, but also from suppliers and the

just a week ago, the ownerfor here at chelsea. just a week ago, the owner for nearly 20 years said he was going to sell the club will stop that caught a number of chelsea fans by surprise. they weren't shocked, it's because of events in ukraine. in the days that followed, a number of billionaires stepped forward saying that they were interested in, they've slapped on sanctions which means he is not allowed to sell the club as of yet. other implications on sanctions means that the club's shabbat streaming remained close at the moment. you may said that's not a big deal, but it is the significance of it, that he is not allowed to benefit from a single pound made in that club shop. that has to remain closed until further notice. as far as the team is concerned, travel costs for away games, being capped at... sounds like a lot of money, but not when you have to move a squad of players to away games including to lille in france next week. a lot of people will be wondering will what's happening behind the scenes with the club itself be

chelsea i5 playing their games. chelsea is banned from selling my tickets. and also selling merchandise. and also buying and selling players. the government source told the newspaper he will not get a penny from the sale of the club. my colleague explains more. under the terms of this special licence the government had issued, in essence to allow the club to continue functioning while trying to hit abramovich with no sanctions they have said that club can fulfil its fixtures and the season—ticket holders are able to attend matches that the players and the staff can continue to be paid and what they can do is spend a reasonable cost on travelling to and from games and also hosting home fixtures like this sunday but what is clear is they don't want abramovich to benefit from the club in any way so that means they cannot send any extra tickets and although there is not a transfer window at there is not a transfer window at the moment the club would not be able to buy or players while abramovich is under sanctions. the shop is closed and we spoke to fans here

or what sort of people do you think are going to be attracted to purchasing chelsea? yeah, i think what we seen probably accelerates at during that the covey pandemic as well is, is arising kind of private equity investment in professional teams for most notably and football. and also these big console teams that we see. the example here with that potential swiss are by our it's not just one person, it's a consortium and there are very few people in the world that can, you know, afford these football clubs outright as an individual. so i think you'd be looking towards consortiums and, and various maybe, you know, private equity hedge funds are investors that they're now looking at english, football, cookson, and football clubs in general across europe. very interesting to get your thoughts down pammy. thank you so much for your time. thank you. liverpool and book this spot in the africa quarter finals with a win over northridge. japanese forward to to me min amino scored a 1st half double lead liverpool to a to one. when the reads have already won, the lead caught the

and chelsea's owner, roman abramovich, who denies links to the russian state, puts his premier league football club up for sale. hello and welcome to bbc news. welcome to those on pbs america and those around the globe. exactly a week ago, president putin appeared on tv to announce the start of a special military operation in ukraine. simultaneously, the first rockets rained down on ukrainian cities and russian forces crossed over its borders. now, those troops have taken the first major city, kherson, a strategically important port in the south of the country. the authorities in kyiv say heavy attacks, meanwhile, are continuing on the cities of kharkiv near the russian border and mariupol, which lies to the south. 0ur reporter has given us an update on the capture of kherson. it is the first city to fall within this week, as you say, a quarter of a million people are normally based there, and if we look at this footage filmed on tuesday, these are russian tanks going through the city, which are the regional centre north of crimea, but also a strategic position at the mouth of the riv

chelsea also play tonight — they're away to everton. kick off at 7 there — as is the match between manchester city and reading. and one more football line for you before we move on. west ham's kurt zouma and his brother yoan have both been charged by the rspca under the animal welfare act. it follows a video, filmed by yoan, which showed kurt kicking and slapping his pet cat. after the video emerged the rspca removed two cats from kurt zouma's home and began liaising with essex police about the incident. the rspca says: "following a full and thorough investigation, its started the process of bringing a prosecution against kurt and yoan zouma. the two cats continue to be cared for by the rspca. one of ukraine's top badminton players has called for the blanket ban of russian athletes, following the invasion of her homeland. maria ulitana has been competing at the all england 0pen championships in birmingham and spoke to us earlier. i wanted to stay because this is my country i have decided that it is better to leave because i can train

the bbc�*s asad ahmad gave this update from chelsea's stamford bridge ground. well, there is a huge amount of interest in what's happening here at chelsea. just a week ago, roman abramovich, the owner for nearly 20 years, said he was going to sell the club. that caught a number of chelsea fans by surprise, they weren't necessarily shocked, it is because of events in ukraine. in the days that followed, a number of billionaires stepped forward saying that they'd be interested in buying the club, but then today the government slapped some sanctions on mr roman abramovich, which means he's not allowed to sell the club as of yet. other implications of those sanctions mean the club's shop has to remain closed at the moment. you might say that's not a big deal, the club shop being closed, but it's the significance of it — that mr roman abramovich is not allowed to benefit from a single pound made in that club shop. so that has to remain closed until further notice. as far as the team is concerned, as well, travel costs for away games is being capped at £20,000. tha

the top two teams in the wsl, arsenal and chelsea, face each other with manchester city playing west ham. former tennis champion boris becker "acted dishonestly" when he failed to hand over assets including nine trophies and awards from his tennis career to pay his debts, a court has been told. the bbc commentator was declared bankrupt in 2017 after borrowing around 5.5 million from a private bank for a property in mallorca. our senior sports news reporter laura scott has been following the story. the six—time grand slam winner arrived here at the court this morning hand—in—hand with his partner for a trail that could last three weeks. the former world number one denies 2a charges in connection with his conduct before and after he was declared bankrupt in june 2017. including failing to hand over his 1985 and 1989 wimbledon singles trophies and his olympic doubles gold medal for 1992. he's also accused of failing to disclose to properties he owned in germany and interest in a fact in chelsea. rebecca opened the case the prosecution by telling the jury that the case centres on s

s to>> the way, and what a time it is to follow chelsea. their club, under attack, and under threat. the arrow delivered every piece of silverware to stanford bridge. i wear fans on this trip who are ready to move on, and stop singing his name. >> we've appreciate what he's done for the club, he's lifted the club. now it is time to let that go and move on. >> chelsea fans are not the victim here, the ukrainian people are. i think there is a sense of grievance among some fans because it feels like well, why have we turned a blind eye to some of the other things? >> i don't personally have a problem with the sanctions. i hope it becomes a wider look at how the government look at money coming into england. >> with everything swirling around chelsea, victory here in the champions league was impressive. thomas is expertly guiding them through this crisis. but -- >> those quarterfinals, the home leg will have to be played behind closed doors. because of the uefa ruling tonight, you can't sell tickets to chelsea because of the eu sanctions. >> tha

i'm really uncertain as to where chelsea how chelsea finished this season, let alone for prepare for the future. and how will this impact the day to day operations and football on the football club in terms of players and fans, and even ticket sales? will ticket sales be suspended? they can't function, they assets have been frozen. the club shop has stopped trading for the time being the, the government has given chelsea a license to carry on paying the players. but the problem the chelsea have is that there's no money coming into the club. the biggest source of revenue is tv. money then sponsorship money and get money, but that if any of those companies go into a frozen bank account. and so there are questions now about how chelsea will manage to pay their staff, not just the players, but all the stuff and have them they can continue doing that. and at some point, if this continues for a few weeks, there's a very strong possibility. i think the chelsea will be forced into administration and, and that will be a very painful process for everybody concerned. what can a brown vege doing

and, chelsea's owner, roman abramovich, who denies links to the russian state, puts the premier league football club up for sale. hello and welcome to newsday. seven days after russia began its invasion of ukraine, russian soldiers have taken the ukrainian port city of kherson. it's the first city to have fallen under the control of the invading forces. russia has continued its attacks on other cities too. ukranian authorities say there has been heavy fire on the cities of kharkiv, near the russian border, and mariupol, which lies to the south, around a hundred kilometres from crimea. ukraine says more than 2,000 civilians have been killed since the invasion began. meanwhile russia has for the first time acknowledged military casualties, confirming nearly 500 deaths, and three times that number being injured. we begin our coverage with this report from our international correspondent orla guerin, on the russian advance towards the capital, kyiv. in broad daylight, danger just outside the window. this is the town of borodyanka, about 25 miles from kyiv. as the russians advance on the ci

then what's next to chelsea. now that it's washing ona has put the premier league club up for sale at a large scale relief operation all the way in malaysia after another flood emergency will have an update. ah look forward to brighter skies. the winter sponsored my cattle a ways. hello. i think we should see some welcome spring sunshine coming into japan over the next couple of days, but it's not all good news. we have seen a fair amount of snow recently, of course, still a little bit of snow in the forecast. having said that, but for friday is largely fine and dry temperatures around 12 degrees celsius. notice that when she makes just making its way across north korea as you go through friday and saturday, and that will bring more snow into that western side of japan. but look at the temperature in tokyo, 18 degrees celsius is going to be wet snow. it does mean increased avalanche risk and quite a brisk wind. also pushing through gale force winds at times behind that it is somewhat dry and brighter, cooler for

he denies those links but has decided to sell chelsea football club. it was elected government document as showing roman abramovich having links to vladimir putin. there wasn't even time to tell the players before the news broke that, after nearly 20 years owning in chelsea, russian billionaire roman abramovich has decided to sell. in a statement, he said he felt it was in the best interests of the club in the current situation. he said he'd instructed his team to set up a charitable foundation where all net proceeds from the sale will be donated and this would benefit all victims of the war in ukraine. abramovich said he wouldn't be calling in the £1.5 billion the club owes him. but for some, there was a gaping hole in what he said. there's still, still no condemnation from roman or the club about what's happening in ukraine. abramovich's departure is a seismic moment but not entirely unexpected, coming after mounting calls for the government to sanction him. he's a person of interest to the home office because of his links to the russian state and h

assad ahmad gave us this update from chelsea's grounds. well, there is a huge amount of interest in what is happening here at chelsea. just one week ago, roman abramovich, the ownerfor nearly 20 ago, roman abramovich, the owner for nearly 20 years, said he was going to sell the club. that quite a number of chelsea fans by surprise, they were not necessarily shocked, it is because of events in ukraine stop in the days that followed, a number of billionaires stepped forward saying that they would be interested in buying the club, then today the government to slap some sanctions on mr ivanovich, which means he is not allowed to sell the club as of yet. —— mr roman abramovich. other implications of those sections mean the club's shop has to remain closed. you might think thatis remain closed. you might think that is not a big deal, the club shop being close, but it is the significance of it, that mr roman abramovich is not allowed to benefit from a single pound made in that club shop. so that has to remain closed until further notice. shop

not to mention, chelsea's own charitable foundation. on the football side, this is a massive moment. the abramovich era has been far and away, the most successful period in chelsea's 117-year history. delivering more than 20 major trophies, including five english premiere league titles, two champions league crowns, and the fifa club world cub. abramovich says the sale is in chelsea's best interest and although he has not been sanctioned by the uk government, and has always denied political links to vladimir putin, it comes as leading western nations have begun seizing the assets of russian oligarchs with links to putin's regime. i have been here many times before to watch as chelsea fans flock to celebrate major trophy tryium ofs or even to protest as they did at the end of marino's first managerial spell. so it's notable that we see no mass turnout this time. chelsea supporters may have mixed feelings but most seem to understand there is more at stake than simply success on the football field. alex thomas, cnn, chelsea football club, l

a series of bids have been submitted for chelsea. here's our sports reporter alastair magowan. the chelsea supporters trust have asked basically the government to veto any bid that doesn't include a golden share within it. what that means is basically giving the fans more of a say in how the club is run, and they can stop the sale of a club that might move location, for example or change its club colours or its crest as well. debates have all gone in over the course of last weekend. the next step is a short list —— the bids have gone in. then the shortlist will go forward. and thenit the shortlist will go forward. and then it will be the case is whether then it will be the case is whether the final bidder is chosen from chelsea but also the involvement of the group handling the sale, as well. the other important thing is the government. they have to grant a licence for the sale to go through, ensuring that none of the funds go to roman abramovich. that is part of the deal when it comes to sanctions. they must grant a licence for the sale to go through but the interesting th

in chelsea's owner, roman abramovich, who denies links to the russian state, puts a premier league football club up for sale. hello and welcome to bbc news. exactly a week ago president putin appeared on tv to announce the start of a special military operation in ukraine. tenuously, the first rockets range down on ukrainian cities and russian forces crossed over its borders. now, those troops have taken the first major city, kherson, a strategically important port in the south of the country. the authorities in kyiv said heavy attacks meanwhile are continuing on the city �*s of kharkiv near the russian border and mariupol which lies to the south around 100 kilometres from krimea. 0ur reporter has given us an update on the capture of kherson. it is the first city to fall within this week, as you say stop a quarter of a million people are normally based there, and if we look at the footage filmed on tuesday, these are russian tanks going through the city which are the regional centre north of krimea, but also strategic position at the mouth of the river as it reaches the black sea, and the

and chelsea's russian owner roman abramovich puts the premier league club up for sale, promising to give all net proceeds to the victims of the war in ukraine. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning in singapore and 1am in the morning in the ukrainian city of kherson, which has become the first city to fall under the control of the invading russian forces. the authorities in ukraine say there have also been heavy attacks on the cities of kharkiv — near the russian border — and mariupol, which lies to the south, around 100 kilometres from crimea. ukraine says more than 2,000 civilians have been killed in the week since the invasion began. meanwhile, russia has for the first time acknowledged military casualties, confirming nearly 500 deaths and three times that number being injured. we begin our coverage with this report from our international correspondent 0rla guerin on the russian advance towards kyiv. in broad daylight, danger just outside the window. this is the town of borodyanka, about 25 miles from kyiv. as the russians advan

and the future of chelsea football club uncertain not to the u. k. imposes sanctions on russia. no, no roman abramivitch and 6 other oligarchs. ah hundreds, 2 weeks since the war and ukraine began and russian forces are edging ever closer to the capitol. the mer says, half of keeps population has now left the city, which has been turned into a fortress. mario paul, the besieged city, where a maternity hospital was struck on wednesday, has come under attack again, hundreds of thousands of people. there are still without food, water and electricity. the red cross is describe the situation as increasingly dire and desperate. russia and ukraine's foreign ministers met in turkey their 1st meeting since the invasion began, but no progress was made toward to cease fire. european union leaders are meeting in paris to discuss further sanctions or russia and phasing out their reliance on russian fossil fuels. they're also expected to discuss e u membership for ukraine. georgia and mold over the u. k is put more russian business men on its blacklist, including the owner of chelsea, footbal

chelsea is a football club in crisis. its billionaire russian owner has been sanctioned by the british government. roman abramovich�*s money is no longer welcome and he's been disqualified as a director of the club. get one while you still can! what do you think of roman abramovich? get rid of abramovich by all means, but why make the fans and the football club suffer? i feel sorry for the fans, what they're going through right now, but i think in football, it's all too common for... ignore where the money is coming from, and ijust think it's interesting now there's morality involved and it should've been there from the start, really. what do you think about the money that's being used at chelsea from him? the fact is we've won - 19 trophies over the years, so, you know, - we've been quite happy. but the reality. is kicking in now. he's too closely tied to putin for us to really- ignore it anymore. chelsea can't even sell match day tickets or scarves — only fans who'd already paid are here today. roman abramovich has