{"id":15764,"date":"2022-03-12T15:42:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T15:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/?p=15764"},"modified":"2022-03-12T15:19:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T15:19:52","slug":"roman-abramovich-premier-league-disqualifies-chelsea-owner-as-director-of-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/roman-abramovich-premier-league-disqualifies-chelsea-owner-as-director-of-club","title":{"rendered":"Roman Abramovich: Premier League disqualifies Chelsea owner as director of club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The Premier League has disqualified Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich as a director of the club after the oligarch was sanctioned by the UK government.<\/p>\n<p>Abramovich had his British assets &#8211; including Chelsea &#8211; frozen on Thursday as part of the government&#8217;s response to Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The move put the Russian&#8217;s prospective sale of the club on hold.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League said Abramovich&#8217;s disqualification would &#8220;not impact on the club&#8217;s ability to train and play&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Removing an owner from a board would usually trigger the sale of the shares, a process that Abramovich had instigated on 2 March after after the threat of sanctions was raised in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>He had instructed American investment firm Raine Group to seek \u00a33bn for the club, but finance experts believe that price could drop given the current uncertainty around Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. 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