Why has Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich been sanctioned? - BBC News

[@maxd3028]

I love how the US and UK act as if they got surprised with the existence of the oligarchs

[@Sycick-cl3bk]

@Freedom Fries don't know mate

[@sammythompson3598]

I do not see either as "Surprised" where you're from do they not teach you how to assess a situation? ==All Western nations know where the money is that is why they went after it---nobody is surprised but the IVAN Robber Barons AKA: The Stalinist Tsars Mafioso. LOL

[@Drina-sq3zg]

Hypocrisy lol

[@curiositycloset2359]

We have probably just collapsed our economy. It's Fuji g hillarious

[@Must_not_say_that]

Obviously jealous that the corruption of the oligarchs was cleverer than their own corruption and so now they have an excuse to try and grab it for themselves.

[@cazziocazzio4497]

I am a man utd fan. I am wondering how this is legal. Roman is Chelseas club owner who happens to be Russian. Whether he has ties with Putin does not mean he is in agreement with his actions. UK and US have not Sanctioned Israel and they have been bombing the Palestinians for over 40 years. Neither have they sanctioned Saudi Arabia for their atrocities. Football is a sport and has no business in the game of politics. Like everyone i am sure i feel for the people of Ukraine and hope the war on them comes to a swift end. Financially this may hurt Roman but it is not about finance. It is clear that the man loves the club otherwise it would have passed hands years ago. Has the UK thought about the impact of the staff and players? There is so much hypocrisy in politics! Who supplied weapons to Saddam Hussein and then branded him a tyrant?! Sanctions are aimed at Putin and quite rightly so, but then Israel should face sanctions for the bombardment of the Palestinians for over 40 years. Palestine has been there since Biblical times Israel was created in 1946. You should not chose who you sanction when wrong is wrong. The treatment of Roman is a poor judgement on the part of the UK. Britain has never condemned Saudia Arabia because they have a good relationship with the King. Roman is not obliged to say anything he can remain silent on things like the UK has for many years

[@brodem5597]

Exactly what I think, he can’t make profit, he can’t sell/buy players, he can’t win regardless of what he does. Surely this is unfair

[@cazziocazzio4497]

@@brodem5597 yes i just dont get it and i cant see how this is legal. He owns the club and has the right to reap the benefits. If Russia had not invaded Ukraine the UK would have let him continue for as long as. I think Roman should challenge the legality

[@peregrine7303]

@@cazziocazzio4497 roman should go home. Money doesent give anyone excuses. .

[@mbusicele]

UK will suffer what America calls 9/11

[@joakimquensel597]

No it's not just that he "happens to be Russian", it's because of his personal and economical relation with Putin.

[@saa7181]

Roman is the reason Chelsea is a top club, both inside and outside UK

[@cianmcguire5647]

Because Chelsea was happy with its relationship with Putin as long as the money kept coming.

[@v-c-m01]

Yeah biden must be sending you checks for you to say that

[@v-c-m01]

@Maksymilian Bajo now that’s some type McDonald’s shit right there every business it’s bad it’s better when only people control stuff but what do we both know

[@aziel123]

Give any club 1.5billion and they will be pretty competitive, thats most of the problem with top clubs and fifa.

[@erikcarmel5260]

100 %

[@mnkwazi]

I actually think this is sort of unfair to Roman. The UK & the US are willing to accept the oligarchs money and let's be honest Chelsea has greatly benefitted the UK.

[@lyndaek99]

Not if that money is has role in this war.

[@ahmadthoyyibshofi3600]

Is Roman donating the war?

[@mnkwazi]

@@lyndaek99 I should have been more specific. The US and her allies have accepted lots of dirty money from oligarchs and dictators for many decades. This money has come at the great misfortune of tens of millions of Ukrainians, Russians, Chinese and Africans who have nothing.

[@c08ra]

I am British born as well as a U.K. tax payer. I will be handing myself into the government to be sanctioned on Monday morning due to my tax money being used to make military equipment to the Saudi regime (who own Alan Shearers beloved Newcastle Utd) who have illegally invaded Yemen. If this is the governments logic… Don’t screw the fans over! Match day tickets should still be sold with all gain going back to the staff and players.

[@xxprincesstammyxx]

The only sensible thing I’ve heard for a long time 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 thank you!!!!

[@mothusiletsatsi3279]

I HEARD YOU BSIR, THEY ARE FULL OF DOUBLE STANDARDS,THE WWORST KIND OF DEVILS,NEXT THEY WILL BE TARGETING THE ARABS.

[@ramzibenlakehal]

You summed it up Such a disgrace From the UK Gov

[@austinsmith3011]

Because Yemen was a freely elected democracy before the outbreak of war and not in the middle of a very messy civil war with neither side favoring democracy.. oh wait, ya totally not the same thing.

[@markfarmer1815]

All of us uk taxpayers must be guilty of funding the illegal invasion of Iraq and the murder of hundreds of thousands of innocent people. Maybe we will all have are assets frozen by this government.

[@eduardtarniceriu102]

Abramovich purchased Chelsea in 2003. Why, nobody have a problem with that, until now ? Abramovich transformed Chelsea into a super club, and he will be the greatest owner, of this club, in my opinion. I'm not from UK, and I'm not a Chelsea fan .

[@georgeriley5456]

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[@omadjourney]

Hypocrisy at it's finest lol.

[@Sunday99931]

Кто лицемер?

[@abdirahmanissack4873]

I agree with you,the double standard of uk ,European union and Nato.

[@leedurban9565]

I agree Roman should be executed for war crimes. Research is revealing Roman and the other oligarchs are a front for Putin's money, Putin owned Chelsea, how sickening and sobering is that thought?

[@pierrer1404]

Fascinating how this sanction against Abramovich has been decided without going to the court. That does not show anything good for the future of the democracy as this can be also used to any people who disagree with the government. It's also a bad signal for the future investors who, now, know they can loose their investment without any judgement.

[@AbdulB]

The man worked and invested for 20 yrs and over another man’s actions they take all his investment and work away. If I were a foreign investor I’d pull out of that crazy place

[@iliya3110]

The West is Woke. Cancel culture and Russian xenophobia is their thing.

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

It just gives another reason to Nuke Britain

[@stoufer2000]

It doesn't need a court. Guy is a russian.

[@stoufer2000]

@@AbdulB UK doesn't want people like you..why don't you gfy

[@colintarirah5572]

The self appointed pontiffs of the world have never paid for colonism, oppression or mass murder, yet it is easy to sanction someone for association yet they have committed unspeakable crimes

[@zombie-xj7gc]

Idiot

[@patrik4656]

👍👍👍👍

[@mac2626]

You do understand that it’s the 21st. Century! It’s the year 2022 or do you???

[@Eric-lx8hp]

Judgemental

[@mickyzzzeee]

@Bobb Grimley colonism works well also.

[@nicolasc466]

What about the British invasion of Iraq? Will the British businessmen linked to Tony Blair be sanctioned too? That's the British way of thanking investors

[@gowengetter4599]

Fair is fair I guess 🇬🇧

[@mrb.5610]

What about the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and Iran ?

[@kevindhargu641]

@@mrb.5610 whats that to do with Britain?

[@abdullahalfarab2123]

Nicolas C have you seen any asian country like Bangladesh India giving sanctions to Russia? Have you seen China giving sanctions to Russia? What a poor judgemental view. The world was on two side during the British Invasion of Iraq and today we see the same thing. Brother, there is something called alliance. As a Muslim what I expect is not the help of western country but the help from Muslim countries. Where was all other muslim countries when the Iraq invasion happened. Saudi Dubai were busy making money from oil business. Muslim countries are separated and this way it becomes easy to dominate them.

[@pathart8854]

I think Great Britain has done what they thought was best gloably along with America and NATO . I don't think you can compare us to the Russian's in all fairness . Tony Blair was a very good leader and organised huge humatarian support to literally tens of millions of people. Dont put everyone on the same bracket please. Running any nation comes with a lot of difficult decisions. For me I think we are fortunate in UK and America to have good leaders. Be honest throughout history compared with other such powerful people I think the UK and America have shown great restraint in comparison and achieved a lot of good in the world .

[@atikalove9]

This is absurd. It is his money, his club. This is ridiculous. How do you deny someone of his business proceeds. A complete violation of human right.

[@subarnafigo3566]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@saberint]

So according to you, if my business is the sale of human slaves all money is my money? I can do what I want with it? It is exactly because of his business practices that he has been sanctioned!

[@atikalove9]

@@saberint Please, can you say exactly what practice is it that warrants this? I think if there was, he would not have been able to buy Chelsea and even if he succeeded, they would have sanctioned him earlier. Why is the war in Ukraine the reason for this. Is there any evidence that he is ordering Putin to kill Ukrainians ?

[@ascgazz]

Holy shit. A great example of a dumb supporter. 😂😂😂😂

[@ascgazz]

Your other comments make you sound like a Russian bot. You definitely support Russia

[@abrahamnyei5633]

There's politics in everything Don't be fool that politics don't go in-line with sports, now it's clear.

[@GroundhogRoy]

*fooled

[@richardkent9275]

It's like all the conspiracy is coming true. Sport does go online with politics and oligarchs its nit what you think happening today. I trust the russian oligarchs more then ither oligarchs sat in every nation of the world today. How do you think the one percent exists.

[@GroundhogRoy]

@@richardkent9275 Is that English?

[@richardkent9275]

@@GroundhogRoy as I'm from England yes. Told people the day ambravoich took over Chelsea that's the end of the english game and football will be privatised just like you have the whole of the UK now and like what the kgb did and people like ambravoich to the Soviet union and Russia after the berlin wall came down. Its nit as bad as it seems but they would have to say that things have been corrupted. As far as ambravoich goes and rhe eastern Europeans in london who have taken over football clubs I have no problem with that sport helps development but you need to teach people more about sport now then in the oast with just competitiveness and winning. He wont be leaving that club russia and and certain other nations connected to them have huge ties in the uk. I think the russian oligarchs where a little more honest and I can see how russia and china have changed in 30 years I think the real criminals will always come from Europe and America now,

[@richardkent9275]

No place for politics In sport i think you need some honesty about that to.

[@peterporkeresq.2817]

So what has Abrahamovic done different in the last 3 months that turned him from a decent businessman to a pariah overnight?

[@austinsmith3011]

NATO looking for a way to honor its promise to Ukraine to help if it gave up its nukes and was attacked by Russia without militarily attacking Russia starting a nuclear war that could end the human race.

[@Jthepet]

@@austinsmith3011 NATO shouldn’t be in Ukraine

[@boruttrost5750]

Nothing, he's always been the same, it's just that it's beginning to look really bad now.

[@robertstrong6798]

Good question 🤔 the war Russia jumped the red line with a pole volt pole

[@austinsmith3011]

@@Jthepet Maybe not, but that should be up to NATO and the Ukrainian people not Russia and Putin. It was not like Ukraine was on verge of joining NATO before the war started. All Ukraine was told was that maybe sometime in the future Ukraine could join NATO. PS Such a shame Russia never tried to join NATO. Say what you will about NATO it turned France, UK, and Germany.. people that have been killing each other for centuries into peaceful allies.

[@Exlaty]

What the hell did Roman do? He is not involved in the war in Ukraine.

[@hayleypbop6997]

If you don’t understand politics why comment on it?

[@lincolngray4362]

@@hayleypbop6997 you obviously don't understand politics he has nothing to do with them i

[@editor4578]

@thanos I read your comments and looked at your comments history and it made me think.... that you are nothing but an uneducated, attention seeking little creep.

[@austinsmith3011]

Being a rich and powerful oligarch that maybe could pressure on Putin to stop the war.

[@michaeldunham3385]

He's a close ally of Putin, also how he came about his wealth is highly questionable

[@faraivalentine5440]

The first British football club to be nationalised...

[@nightmareneighbour7700]

Wow

[@leogriev]

Nope, Newcastle were recently nationalised.

[@sebastianguerre6868]

Investors now know that the governments of Britain may steal their assets. Time to invest somewhere else.

[@Sält7312]

@@melinagoranson right hypocrites but if anyone steals $100 n is arrested they're looked down on in society... I guess if they're a billionaire n steal they're praised

[@ЭмОс-г2о]

Carefully! After that, you can start thinking! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWWupaeYZryUgKc

[@kenwilliams7597]

War has always been about money. This has exposed the reality.

[@destroyerarmor2846]

Money is polite, it's always been land territory and resources

[@tangetaier1783]

No shit, Sherlock

[@808slots9]

How can the government just steal somebody's money like this. Did our country and business leader loss all their money when we invaded Iraq?

[@AbdulB]

It’s shocking. This it just outright theft.

[@Force4good820]

Not even a shoe less

[@Force4good820]

Double standard shame on them the leadership didn't even lose a shoeless for the actions overseas ,I see malice and witch hunt collective punishment to Roman if there is any wrong doing take him to court very absurd however much am in solidarity with the Ukrainian people .

[@sebastianguerre6868]

Who's going to invest in Britain now?

[@ether_lana3921]

dumb shits like you should go back and learn about power in Russia before Putin came to power ... and how in fact Putin came to power after the previous gangster Yeltsin ... Abramovich made his black money from this period from the pockets of honest Russians ... you ill educated dumb shit

[@2000guineas]

This has to be the biggest short change in history

[@shrutibaadkar8826]

Chelsea new era kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGnOk6uJosmCjLM💙💙💙

[@Leo-eb1wl]

This is ridiculous, Roman hasn’t taken a profit from Chelsea for years and is willing to forfeit the 1.5 billion dollar loan. Not allowing the sale of tickets only affects jobs for vulnerable people living in the uk who work at the stadium and fans of the club who have nothing to do with this war. By all means sanction and banish Roman, but don’t punish the fans and staff who have mortgages to pay and families to feed. Uk government is reacting to quickly and haven’t thought this through at all.

[@webiplus]

Chelsea fans must realise that Abramovich has put Chelsea in a vulnerable situation with the £1.5bn debt as it could cause Chelsea to go into administration as Chelsea have the most debt in the Premier League. Abramovich did this 10yrs ago & that's when fans should have boycotted him & raised concerns because now it's up in the air & you have to hope Chelsea is sold to a really rich man, the debt is cleared & Chelsea aren't deducted points.

[@leonidas0242]

@@webiplus the club won't go into administration because that 1.5 billion is owed to Abramovich himself.

[@finding_aether]

Chelsea success is bought by stolen Russian money. Its time to clean up the EPL

[@Incrediblyintelligentman]

@@finding_aether Prove that it's stolen please

[@leedurban9565]

How do you know he did not make a profit? The rightful owner of Chelsea is Putin, Roman is a front guy, and Chelsea a laundromat to wash clean Russian blood money

[@Zapp77777]

_"It's not what you know, but what you can prove!"_ Denzel Washington, Training Day

[@jwn741]

David Ayer, ya twit.

[@kaykunz]

Abra as been sanctioned because he from Russia , maybe if he was from America/Saudi Arabia who are also doing the same thing Russia is being criticized for then he wouldn't have been sanctioned. This is Just another legal way for the UK to commit robbery legally after their other activities are now deemed illegal.

[@roqsteady5290]

Given that Abramovitch along with other so called "oligarchs" got his money by robbing the Russian people after the breakup of the Soviet Union, the UK government are finally doing the right thing, taking that money and using it to support Ukraine. No doubt you are right that there are a lot of other dodgy people in the world with dirty money, but that is not an argument against taking down the ones we can get at, and it would be great if we could take down those others too.

[@Vladislaus77]

we are witnessing the decline of law in Western countries. the inviolability of private property is now an empty phrase. the whole world looks at how private property is simply taken away by the right of the strong. laws? no. from now on, no country in the world will want to invest in the purchase of private property on the territory of Western countries. they can take it away from you at any time.

[@AC-pd2yt]

I totally agree

[@uneverknow8154]

But he has portuguese citizenship

[@freejutube]

reporter: "why was abramovitch sanctioned by uk... but not all of the others oligarch sanctioned by the eu and the us ?" bojo: "we need their dirty money... they'll flock to the uk... with the money they can't invest elsewhere... efficient... meanwhile, obviously, we make a lot of noise about how decisively we are acting against all oligarchs... and about how warmly we welcome all ukrainians having a visa (visa that we deny them as much as possible, of course) " 🙂

[@jonhill3328]

For the record, they are all being sanctioned

[@t1n4444]

@@jonhill3328 And then they'll be arrested and detained as accessories before the fact (of wholesale murder of innocent people). That should cheer up the ordinary Russian citizen as there's going to be plenty of cash available to rebuild Russia ... and improve their standard of living, not forgetting the right to free speech. None of this fifteen year prison term for voicing constructive criticism against their government. Try that nonsense in UK and we'd all be in prison 😂😂😂

[@rammingspeed5217]

They dont mond about all the dirty 🇺🇸 money flooding into Ukraine. They dont mind Zelenskys connection to the corrupt Oligarch Kolomoisky.

[@curiositycloset2359]

@@jonhill3328 sure. I think you have no idea what "all" means.

[@brianpollard7909]

I always admired Shearer as a player, but his ignorance of the facts regarding Ukraine Neo Nazis, the fact that they have killed 14,000 in the Donbass, in the shelling of their own people for refusing to stop speaking Russian. This war started by Ukraine in 2014 and Britain remained silent

[@gurjotss98]

Bullocks leave our club and Roman and Russian people in general out of this conflict 🤬

[@stratman9449]

i find it very revealing, how the UK was totally ok with all these very rich russians in London up to now.....all that money being "parked" in London "financial institutions" must have made quite a lot of "locals" very rich too...so there was no hurry to question the morals of all that money so far..... i'll leave it at that......but just this much...i don't like it....never have.

[@jannichi6431]

Yes, weren't we all warned about Trump's only lender, 'DeletCHE" Bank. Discount broker had a separate page, something about until future notice. Never seen before nor since.

[@MN-mc8ik]

Gotta love the Russians brought a council house from the government in Kensington for 230k 5 years late it sold for 950k. Someone brought a council flat in Kensington for almost a million🤣🤣

[@leedurban9565]

The UK has always been low on morals, look at how their empire invaded the planet and committed atrocities that make Putin look like kindergarten

[@juliusevola2801]

What a joke. Poor Chelsea players.

[@stockontruthchannel2631]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5K5mIyqh6p1ps0 The truth media Don't want you to see 😱9

[@newmankidman5763]

Persian Fascism, I agree with you. All Governments on the Planet are thieves. Abramovic is not the one attacking Ukraine. Governments use the word "Justice" to do what oppressors do, thieves do, kidnappers do, hostage takers do, murderers do, thugs do, and the EVIL CULT known as Islam does. Every Government on the Planet is EVIL

[@ashwilliams4959]

Not worried about the players they'll be fine but what about the rest of behind the scenes, less thought of staff? The shop staff etc the 1s not on millions a month

[@glom168]

Oh those poor (insanely rich) footballers. An absolute tragedy.

[@theblackswordsman9951]

Poor Chlesea players? Are you being serious? You Chelsea fans are disgraceful. The only people that should be receiving sympathies are Ukrainians.

[@logik100.0]

We need now an independent investigation into the influence of Russian money in UK politics. A no holds barred look, one that the conservatives cannot stifle.

[@stockontruthchannel2631]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5K5mIyqh6p1ps0 The truth media Don't want you to see 😱9

[@hmq9052]

And Brexit

[@ashwilliams4959]

First look into how the house of Lords funds our government but we call them Lords instead of oligarchs.

[@jasiaci1]

Mr Abramovich aids and abets Mr Putin, who bombs and kills children in Ukraine . Some things are far more important than football.

[@boruttrost5750]

Yes, just like you had investigations into profits from slave trade or the ruthless exploitation of the colonies and their people! Dirty money has always been at the core of the British business model and your politics. Now, you'll just move on and find a new source.

[@mightbyson]

This is thuggery. You cannot deprive him from his money for just being a rich Russian (oligarch).

[@theblackswordsman9951]

Yes they can and they have.

[@cocos8903]

We have human rights they've trashed for their flu virus scam and intentionally allowed large pharma to be protected for a vaccine which gives you HIV and has leaky spiked proteins. We have judicials full of criminals. There is no law in any of our countries right now.

[@max.8063]

The vaccine gives you HIV? Or please gimme some fuckin proof…

[@Portarius1984]

All is fair in love and war. The pen is mightier than the sword. Putin hasn’t seen anything yet. The West will not stop until he is eaten alive by hungry Russians.

[@mrb.5610]

@@max.8063 it's a Russian troll. Ignore.

[@vacuumunit]

Sanction a private citizen because of the action of a government

[@lassleering7403]

Is this legal? Not very respectful of the rights of rights of a lawful citizen. Everytime a crisis occurs gouvernement feel entitled to make up new rules. Very slippery slope.

[@miky5941]

Roman Abramovich has always been a guy who rarely goes to social media. It will be hard to know what's next for Chelsea's future

[@theblackswordsman9951]

Why would him being on social media make a difference about their future? He's not going to be the owner.

[@miky5941]

@@theblackswordsman9951 he deserves some little compensation. I mean 1.5 billion is some serious money

[@theblackswordsman9951]

@@miky5941 All of his wealth is stolen and he helped fund the war in Ukraine. He doesn't deserve shit.

[@miky5941]

@@theblackswordsman9951 that's some propaganda shit. Never believe everything on social media

[@game1414]

@@miky5941 his company help make the equipment used in this war. It’s not propaganda. Now the top shareholders of that company have quit

[@triproad386]

Foreign people will be afraid of investing in Bitain from now on and foreign countries will also not welcome British investment in their countries.

[@leedurban9565]

I agree Roman should be executed for war crimes. Research is revealing Roman and the other oligarchs are a front for Putin's money, Putin owned Chelsea, how sickening and sobering is that thought?

[@worldquotes4938]

*I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.*

[@finnalter213]

This is insane, he spent billions on the Club and still Cant get a penny of the Sale, meanwhile the club contributed billions To the British Economy

[@richardcory5024]

His one mistake was not to give money to the Conservative Party. What an idiot! Even I would have known to do that.

[@SilverDomUK]

Billions to whom exactly? Most of the oligarchs are non dom's so they avoid paying tax. The accounts are all offshore so they don't pay tax on those. They buy property as an investment but they will have financial experts and accountants to fiddle every loop hole they can to wriggle out of paying tax.

[@eduardtarniceriu102]

@@SilverDomUK If you are a Billionaire in any country on this planet , you know the president, or any political leader in your country and if your country is doing some crazy thing you must be connected. Nobody have a problem with him for 18 years but suddenly they they do. It's just pathetic.

[@moyoyo7575]

the true face of west democracy. BRAVO.

[@harveysmith100]

Who do you work for? The Chinese or the Russians?

[@AbdulB]

Absolutely no due process. Just blatant robbery. No regard whatsoever to their own rule of law. Then the next day they open their shitty teeth and shout “democracy”.

[@harveysmith100]

@@AbdulB Without true democracy with all of it's faults, you end up being run by gangsters. I site Russia as the perfect case

[@moyoyo7575]

@@harveysmith100 I am so sorry but I am just a doctor work in a hospital. I see the true face of western democracy so you can jump out and accuse me? Ha!

[@moyoyo7575]

@@harveysmith100 I am a Chinese who love my country as billions of others in our country. You western media telling all kinds of lies about our country yet you guys believed it! Have you ever come to China once? No? Oh, I have been to each and every country of yours yet I still love my country, more and more each day!

[@disco1446]

When Krusty Burger became IRS Burger...

[@MrNeversweat]

😀

[@brodee4930]

A bit rich from shearer considering his beloved Newcastle are owed by such a great brunch of people . Do me a favour stick to football

[@fatihsaidduran]

@@BSaifulla313 the Saudis fund the Wahhabi Islamists.

[@moealsharif13]

@@BSaifulla313 I hope you understand there're so many Arabs and Muslim born who are no longer believers, and i hope you understand it's a monarchy everywhere. Only the fools think they have a democracy and choice between a douchebag or a piece of sh*t

[@YanPutrisuryo]

The British government knows who Abramovitsj was/is, but he is allowed to settle in UK freely. Money money money....that is the case.

[@cszrwi]

It seems the Tories may be costing us a fortune but you can actually buy them for relative very little. Some of the bribes they took and payed out on are pathetic.

[@garyspruce7736]

I am sure he couldn't get British citizenship .

[@cszrwi]

@@garyspruce7736 Until about two weeks ago the tories where selling citizenship.

[@Green_White_Flag_For_Ireland]

Didn’t the British do it to the Irish for 800 years but now it’s different…. TAL

[@leedurban9565]

Look what they did to South Africa or India or half the planet?

[@j4ng1r3]

Yes but the British forget what theyv done and still doing to other countries....but its ok

[@Green_White_Flag_For_Ireland]

@@Borderman47 I agree, but they need to not forget what they have done to many countries too.

[@afghanistan5567]

shame on UK for also not putting sanctions on Israel, Saudi, UAE, USA and UK also committed crime against humanity in Afghanistan and Iraq. UK should wait the worst are not yet. Afghans will never forget uk crime against Afghan in Helmand province.

[@brendanlea3605]

I wonder will the Tory party or its MPs be asked to give up any donations that can be traced back to the regime?

[@markbriten6999]

Good god no that was the (good) Russian oligarchs to oh wait

[@playonreeds]

What a stupid headline. Anybody who benefits from the crimes should go down.

[@karyn27]

Our Gov should have made it illegal to sell any company to any foreign entity. The Americanisation of this country was it’s undoing. All for a greedy few to max their profits.

[@sgs1402]

Roman turned Chelsea from a £120 million club to one that it worth £3 billions. It is a proven fact that he is a great business man,

[@sgs1402]

@@DC-dk1bo non of what you said is true let alone being proven. it is fed to you by the government propaganda machine

[@sgs1402]

@@DC-dk1bo where is your evidence? hes been chelsea owner for 19 years. how come you discovered your facts in last two weeks? you better wake up and stop blurting everything you hear on main stream media

[@sgs1402]

@@DC-dk1bo Everyone agrees hes done a fantastic job for chelsea and hes done nothing to UK to be ashamed of, in fact the opposite is true, the same government that is sanctioning him and chelsea unfairly is still buying oil and gas from Putin and has a plan to carry on their business for a foreseeable future. So, get your facts right. hes not the reason to be ashamed of.

[@yoshi1981]

Excuse me! There are no Sanctions. There is only Special Economic Operations!

[@pieter-bashoogsteen2283]

Good one

[@vforvendetta5587]

Time to look into British companies and corporations like the government with close relationships with Putin

[@cocos8903]

Georgia bio lab has documents from the Pentagon.

[@LukaksPInc]

Nonesense...

[@michaeldunham3385]

@@cocos8903 yawn..... we're getting tired of these attempts to distract from what Putin is doing

[@cocos8903]

@@michaeldunham3385 The documents online are from the Pentagon. America has admitted to financing the labs on camera. Try to keep up.

[@stockontruthchannel2631]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5K5mIyqh6p1ps0 The truth media Don't want you to see 😱

[@tacticalpause3767]

Cuz he’s Russian, rich and he’s knows Putin.

[@BLUETERRIER7]

When will Saudi Arabians be sanctioned or are they immune from scrutiny? Irish Republican murderers bombed innocent civilians for decades and I don’t remember any sanctions being imposed on Ireland.

[@shakhan1848]

The saud family are immune because Britain France and America put them in power.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

OPEC have refused to increase production, which would lower our fuel prices. So Im in favour of sanctioning them too.

[@markbriten6999]

And UK soldiers killed many innocent people, bloody Sunday ring a bell.

[@SnosRapPool]

Yet another example why Football clubs should not be owned by private enterprises

[@robertalaverdov8147]

Ah yes, let's nationalize professional sports. It's not like British government controlled businesses haven't always turned out to be disasters. I'm sure this time it will be different.

[@anthonyreis3533]

Dumbest comment in this bunch.

[@richardkent9275]

The whole of the uk has been privatised by people all over the world it will be the same in Russia. Funny thing is after the Berlin wall came down the kgb privatised russia and everything jn it including sport like they did in football and to the uk to. You need some truth about corporations period and rhem corporations should be put back to nationalised industry and regulated just like they where in the uk before Margaret Thatcher milton Friedman and the Chicago school of economics took over things really and whose economic module whoever we vote for globally have followed since.

[@richardkent9275]

Why dont you be honest about how Europe and russia turned into America. You all like money now over your own people. Always the same problems.

[@einstein8833]

You can't be this stupid

[@lekkyjayz6294]

So if my friend commits a crime does that mean I am a criminal too?

[@markbriten6999]

If you aid, abet and hide evidence, then yes

[@lincolngray4362]

This is racism

[@austinsmith3011]

lol... you are not serious? :S

[@lincolngray4362]

@@austinsmith3011 you're the type of person to think you can only be rasist to black people

[@austinsmith3011]

@@lincolngray4362 Wow, you are serious. Ok, no I am not one of those people.. one can be racists to any race including white people. Russian in not a race, it is a nationality and a culture. It is part of the Slavic race which in turn is part of the white race. He is being targeted to try to help other white Slavs, namely the Ukrainians. He is being targeted not for his race but rather because of his power and connections to Putin that maybe he can put pressure on Putin to stop the war. This is not racism.

[@neo-babylon7872]

Funny how low the threshold is for white supremacists to cry racism.

[@lincolngray4362]

@@austinsmith3011 I was talking about ethnic rasism and don't tell me that the west is helping Ukraine. This is all a show that means nothing. And If iligal war is now treated like this why wasn't NATO met with the same standards when they invaded Iraq and bombed Serbia and before you say the Serbians have been killing Albanians didn't Russia claim the same on Ukraine? See the hipocricy. This is all a social and economic game by the west mainly USA to destroy any other sort of emerging power. This is exactly why Russia was rejected out of NATO. Just like the question of why was Russia kicked out of the olimpics? This is targeted ethnic rasism towards russia that has nothing to do with the situation. At hand

[@paulmcgee1867]

So we are against our assets being nationalised in Russia, however……

[@ÆthelwulfOfNordHymbraLand2333]

'Western' hypocrisy is never ending. They've got big prices to pay.

[@itskeagan3004]

@@ÆthelwulfOfNordHymbraLand2333 hypocrites all over including yourself. Look at your comment, shallow.

[@Memovox]

@@itskeagan3004 . The Western moral high horse is a unicorn - it does not exist.

[@itskeagan3004]

@@Memovox who is on a moral high horse? Look at the world, every country has its own special sickness.

[@Sält7312]

@@ÆthelwulfOfNordHymbraLand2333 if your country's politicians are such angels then why are there poor people suffering there?

[@uzithedreadpoet6777]

At least Tuchel had the balls to speak against the violence in Ukraine

[@rammingspeed5217]

.. Uhh.. You mean like 90+% of all politicians, people interviewed, the MSM propaganda machine and the "extperts" they interview?.. Telling a one sided narrative.. Look up the connection between Zelensky and Kolomoisky /Hunter Biden.. I guess the Western propagandists obly care about SOME corruption and SOME Oligarchs (while not reporting on others).

[@Must_not_say_that]

@@rammingspeed5217 Thank you for drawing attention to th connection between Zelensky, Kolomoisky and Biden. It really is a cess pit.

[@muhamedadel2012]

The western definition of oligarch is literally Russian Billionaires.... if you're an American Billionaire, you magically turn into an "Entrepreneur"

[@lyndaek99]

The source of the money is the key difference.

[@rorschach4391]

@@lyndaek99 I am sure it's not worse than the Great Britain who earned a good chunk of its wealth through colonizing, looting, plundering and killing others for centuries.

[@jaybatty2728]

As a Spurs fan this doesn't do much more than punish player's and fans he wants to sell so let the club operate as normal just keep the money going to him why should normal people be punished to

[@mikem8211]

Your no Spurs fan

[@jaybatty2728]

@@mikem8211 sure am someone got to and its not that I'm not laughing at Chelsea but doesn't help our league and people wanting to invest in the future

[@mikem8211]

@@jaybatty2728 I get what your saying mate but Chelsea are a proper fake team. West Ham were bigger than before the money ffs I don't respect them

[@game1414]

The players will leave and earn money elsewhere. The fans are glory hunting parasites and deserve to be punished. Had fun mocking other fans didn’t they 😈

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Every ordinary person in the UK is being punished by Putin. Look at the cost of fuel !

[@tewodorll6596]

I wonder how this is a legal act..I don't get it.So this is the so called democratic system

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Perfectly legal and very appropriate. Anything that further isolates Putin is OK with me.

[@tewodorll6596]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 From legal perspective not from your personal feelings ..! If it was legal why didn't do it before the war ? Hypocrites all

[@markbriten6999]

@@tewodorll6596 because they were getting too much money from him and his mates. Then too he want connected to a major illegal war. It is also possible to sanction and withhold access to monies which might be subject to an unexplained wealth order

[@leedurban9565]

I agree Roman should be executed for war crimes. Research is revealing Roman and the other oligarchs are a front for Putin's money, Putin owned Chelsea, how sickening and sobering is that thought?

[@meejinhuang]

That means the club can be seized by the UK and auctioned off.

[@safshahin1978]

It’s a big scam

[@stockontruthchannel2631]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5K5mIyqh6p1ps0 The truth media Don't want you to see 😱9

[@AbdulB]

He can take them to court. The club will die but at least they don’t get a penny

[@Kubrikre]

Yes. And someone else will lose their business in Russia due to retaliatory sanctions. Children playing in the sandbox will be smarter than our presidents.

[@simonj5615]

@@AbdulB The government don't take a penny you fool.

[@stanleyaniugo2165]

You people are ridiculous!! What's going on is criminal!! You are defrauding him!!

[@zabdas83]

Yep. The sheeple are applauding - idiots don't realise it means they can be 'sanctioned' too...

[@markbriten6999]

You mean like he defrauded the Russians

[@Incrediblyintelligentman]

@@markbriten6999 there is no evidence for that

[@stanleyaniugo2165]

@@markbriten6999 Absolutely!!

[@mikelyons8288]

COMPLETE NONSENSE😡 .ABRAMOVICH HAS SUPPORTED HIS FRIEND PUTIN THE WAR CRIMINAL FOR YEARS. HE IS HELPING BUILD RUSSIAN TANKS🙄🇮🇪.

[@arkadyvorobushkin904]

"No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his or her property". Remind me which court decided so? Oh, there wasn't any court at all

[@irmareyes3398]

Arkady, it's so much too obvious how misinformed you are.

[@leedurban9565]

go back to russia

[@stevesport7073]

Ironically it was Putin that once said that Russia doesn’t have to answer to the court rooms of the west. Next argument sir….

[@finding_aether]

This only applies to law abiding citizens, not supporters of that Nazi Putin.

[@arkadyvorobushkin904]

@@leedurban9565 I enjoy living in Russia right now)

[@edfrawley4356]

Interesting that the sanctions against Abramovich didnt take force until AFTER his mega-yacht was able to leave port in Barcelona.

[@tangetaier1783]

@@jank85 covid is fraud? Wdym

[@sergiosaukka]

Abramovich is a good person, he is and was worried about necessities of many people helping them. He doesn't like explore his good actions to promote himself. Let him in peace.

[@iddrisibrahim9924]

Libya 🇱🇾syria 🇸🇾 🇸🇴 somalia iraq and other parts of the world do the would remember what USA did there. USA makes wars for money. The world have to come together as one we go fight mama fucks USA 🇺🇸 bad people USA .the games USA r playing the world

[@iddrisibrahim9924]

This is the games England player mama fucks

[@TristanL3]

Pretty much doomed the club to a poorly structured rushed sale, this is not going to be a good thing for the club.

[@Must_not_say_that]

Worse they are restricting its ability to trade normally. Can't even sell tickets to watch. Magna Carta and the Constitution and Juridical principles are dead.

[@JG-PyroTX]

I don't blame him if he spoke out against it he would get way worse than sanctions and frozen assets .

[@shrutibaadkar8826]

Chelsea new era kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGnOk6uJosmCjLM💙💙💙

[@chileshechamululu6363]

So ridiculous by the uk

[@alexsd994]

Why, NOW!!!All are political bulshit and dirty game .

[@elizdonovan5650]

As I understand it (I hope I’m wrong) there is a huge amount of property in London that nobody knows who the beneficial owners are. This “hiding” of owners identity is achieved by using offshore companies and/or a complicated trail of ownerships. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT A LAW BE PASSED THAT ACTUAL OWNERSHIP OF ALL PROPERTY BE VISIBLE ON A SIMPLE SEARCH AND THAT ANY PROPERTIES WHERE THE OWNERSHIPS CANNOT BE VERIFIED BE FROZEN AND SIEZED AS PART OF A BID TO CRACKDOWN ON THE OLIGARCHS AND MONEY LAUNDERING OUTFITS. IF PEOPLE CAN PROVE THEIR OWNERSHIPS THEN GENUINE OWNERS WONT HAVE DIFFICULTIES COMING FORWARD. People, where the origins of the Money is questionable will of course be outraged and fight tooth and nail against this suggestion. We live in extraordinary times so extraordinary measures are called for. Stay safe everyone. ☘️😢🌲

[@properjob79]

it's mostly foreign politicians that are on 120k a year wages but somehow own property worth up to 5 million all mod cons included..politicians received kick backs and bribes are hiding washed up money only to be sold when they get to retirement age and out of the public eye

[@jannichi6431]

Hear, hear GLORY TO UKRAINE, GLORY TO HEROES Transparent truth IS Freedom

[@andrewdrednaught]

I guess, it's "guilty until proven innocent" now...

[@maxrodger1644]

You suggesting that there should be even more legislation against people (and even more power in the hands of purported authorities) is exactly what will accelerate the destruction of society as we knew it. My suggestion to you is that you think very carefully about what you wish for as that may be just the very thin of the wedge.

[@jannichi6431]

@@maxrodger1644 I wish for property so ents be filed properly with county clerk PEOPLE not hidden LLCs. Complicated loopholes need gluing.

[@rarebreed1984]

I don't get it. Why is he being sanctioned?

[@whatudoin1]

Still don't know what his link is and how he's a part of the war machine.

[@Incrediblyintelligentman]

He's not linked to the war in anyway, he's being used as a scapegoat.

[@richardh1240]

I think other football clubs which own by Foreign billionaires or millionaires also should have learned something from this Chelsea case and should have a deep concerns that this can happen anytime to them in the future. I am not talking about right or wrong about Russia and Putin. One day if Britain is not happy with Middle East countries, what will happen to those clubs like Man city and New Castle? Setting fire on the entire warehouse just because of you cannot catch a small rat is not the solution.

[@ahmadthoyyibshofi3600]

I think FIFA have said that there is no politics in football. This sanction is unfair.

[@MindYourBiznazz]

What makes a “tie”? Something about this doesn’t sit right with me. Can’t put my finger on it.

[@fry6886]

They've always wanted their team back. The UK has never wanted their teams owned by foreigners

[@ilucyyou]

😂😂😂shut up

[@richardcory5024]

Nonsense. It is money that matters to the English, in the end, not where you were born.

[@mikespence4722]

The UK and America did the same to irac if my memory serves me correctly

[@sabbahabdullah9243]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWbOdHyje9Cen9E 🇺🇦😢

[@elmiragemini8772]

Yes and Tony Blair got a knighthood after that)

[@brightdayafro2804]

Just because he's Russian, nothing else.

[@AbdulB]

The worst part is that all these hate filled airheads are just making up crap conspiracies about him and tarnishing his name

[@leedurban9565]

I agree Roman should be executed for war crimes. Research is revealing Roman and the other oligarchs are a front for Putin's money, Putin owned Chelsea, how sickening and sobering is that thought?

[@ThePinkBinks]

He said the money from the sale of Chelsea would go to victims of the attack to Ukraine _but_ he wanted that money paid into a “charitable trust” which he owned - so the money _would_ have gone directly to him and he’d have just kept it.

[@thylovsynnah7904]

Wow ..did roman tell you that

[@leedurban9565]

Research is revealing Roman and the other oligarchs are a front for Putin's money, Putin owned Chelsea, how sickening and sobering is that thought?

[@rae0521]

Why? Because he's "low hanging fruit"! He's easy to find and therefore easy to sanction... not that it's going to do anything to stop the war and suffering and absolutely insane destruction.

[@richardcory5024]

He is being punished for failing to make donations to the Conservative Party. Had he done so he would now be untouchable in the House of Lords, like Lebedev.

[@Queen-of-Swords]

Am I alone in wondering WTAF this war has to do with Roman Abramovich? Like, he isn't personally dropping bombs on Mariupol or funding the war. I feel quite sorry for him! He's brought a lot of business and money to the UK, leave the poor sod alone!

[@elmiragemini8772]

Like majority of Russians have nothing to do with the war. Were Americans sanctioned after US war in Vietnam? Were British sanctioned after the US-British invasion of Iraq?

[@Queen-of-Swords]

@@elmiragemini8772 you seem to be making a lot of assumptions about how I feel on these topics. Your tone isn't friendly, either.

[@t1n4444]

Hmm, but do you, or anyone else have any real knowledge of where all "his" profits ended up? For all we know Russian oligarchs' "real" function was to busy themselves laundering money for Russian elite. Allegedly Russian Government has best part of $650 billion dollars stashed overseas in clean money. Money that might be much better spent in raising the living standards and improving the lives of ordinary Russian citizens. There's always going to be a nagging thought in the back of people's minds. Try unthinking that.

[@Queen-of-Swords]

@@t1n4444 Hi Ross. We have laws for a reason. If someone is suspected of a crime (like money laundering) then they should be investigated, then tried for that crime. The sanctioning of Roman Abramovich is supposed to be about THE WAR in Ukraine, nothing else.

[@t1n4444]

@@Queen-of-Swords Hmm, perhaps you're not familiar with the term "mission creep"? You'll have noticed HMG are now investigating these shell companies as in who owns them, and if they have any connection with any oligarchs and if there's the merest whiff of proceeds of crime. As before, apart from the lawyers, bankers and beneficiaries nobody knows the true value of profits generated. And, where these profits are spent and by whom. Or of course whether any tax is being paid on aforementioned profits. You might recall not that long ago Biden argued that companies, no matter where they were based on the planet should be subject to 15% corporation tax. I would suggest "chasing the money" was begun well before the issue in Ukraine and said issue has merely accelerated the process. And, before that, UK had passed legislation ref the proceeds of crime. Dare I suggest HMG have merely "broadened the scope" of their investigations. Perhaps we'll find that the matter of Chelsea is but the tip of the iceberg? Who can say "today"? "Tomorrow" might be eye-opening ...

[@blankfaces256]

wonder how he has caused this war or even contributed to it. I honestly believe he might be being discriminated for something he has no control over, not right that aint if that's the case

[@t1n4444]

We'll all know after the inquests. He might even end up in jail ... you can never tell about these things. How would Chelsea fans feel if it turns out the money behind their club was iffy and innocent people were hurt in the making of it? Can you provide any evidence either way? No, of course not. Would suggest "somebody" crossed a line and forced the authorities to "do something". Self inflicted by them as don't really understand politics.

[@blankfaces256]

@@t1n4444 yeah it will be very interesting to see what has caused them to sanction him. But even if there is war, why is it only an issue now , if he does have dirty money that should of been nipped I the budd previously as that means our government turned a blind eye to him gaining funds to support an unstable forgiegn country.

[@t1n4444]

@@blankfaces256 Simply because he's Russian, has links to Putin and nobody's entirely sure where all his money comes from. HMG is tightening up its Proceeds of Crime legislation and is busily engaged in working its way through shell companies, as in who are the owners and beneficiaries. You can imagine the consternation from Putin if it turns out the benefits end up in the Russian government's piggy bank ... or ones Putin has access to. I speculate of course but it may be that the Russian oligarchs have a secondary mission of laundering cash and getting it out of Russia for "someone's" pension fund. Or a slush fund for buying or financing "all sorts". Once the authorities who have arrested and detained some the oligarchs' super yachts it might be of interest ref the kind of electronic kit they have aboard.

[@blankfaces256]

@Mot Kaou that is an absolutely disgusting thing to do to me. My comment wasn't to harm you at all but to educate myself on what this is about and you think sending me abusive videos like that is fair? You absolutely disgusting piece of shit. In no way do I support anything the Russians are doing bit that doesn't mean all Russians deserve to be alienated. For instance during world war 2 there were many Germans supporting other countries against the abuse Hitler pushed on other people, if it weren't for their support then we would not have half the tools to bring that war down.

[@user-ig4yp8oe8c]

Did Roman Abramovich commit a crime if so what is it and why didn’t this happen before the war ? Where’s the Judiciary system in all this ? Shouldn’t evidence be presented to a judge if a crime is committed ?

[@erikcarmel5260]

Right !

[@BurnzOfficial]

If I was Roman, I wouldn’t agree to sell the club seeing where I won’t get any money. I’d rather sell it for 1 pound or hold it till it bleeds into the ground. And I’m a huge chelsea fan btw.

[@Xgeneration28]

clubs have been brought for a pound before lol

[@eduardtarniceriu102]

He would retire on some private island, an enjoy the rest of his life in my opinion.

[@BolshevikCarpetbagger1917]

For the same reason Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Tchaikovsky and the works of other Russian authors and musicians are being banned. If a "civilized" country like Germany can burn books and destroy art, no reason the West today can't take up that legacy.

[@simonj5615]

You are suggesting that those works are being banned? Seriously?

[@BolshevikCarpetbagger1917]

@@simonj5615 Dostoyevsky has been banned in several Italian cities. Several orchestras have banned Tchaikovsky and other Russian composers. This is just beginning.

[@simonj5615]

@@BolshevikCarpetbagger1917 🤣

[@simonj5615]

@@BolshevikCarpetbagger1917 LOL! Talk about exaggeration. An Italian university postponed a course that included Dostoyevsky, then quickly backtracked. I am not sure that really counts as state censorship. As for Tchaikovsky, his music was cut from a couple of performances to show solidarity with Ukraine. Not exactly a grand statement, but equally, hardly a threat to our freedoms.

[@BolshevikCarpetbagger1917]

@@simonj5615 Censorship isn't the central issue here. It is Western society's voluntary embrace of ignorance that is being displayed here by attacking literature and the arts. It is a grand statement when you're banning the works of Dostoyevsky and Tchaikovsky, two men that have been dead for years, to show solidarity with a country you think is being swallowed up by a revived Communist army. I won't be surprised if performances of The Nutcracker get banned this Christmas to "show solidarity with Ukraine."

[@BloodArtistify]

Just stupid I respect his move to sell the club to save its reputation but to keep chasing the guy when all the issues that are going on are in Ukraine !!! Spend the time and money in the people of Ukraine if you ask the people that will agree on this point

[@BloodArtistify]

@@davidnoelfranks1124 oh god gonna be a wild ride

[@leedurban9565]

You sound fairly ignorant. Chelsea was a front and Roman was hiding Putin's billions

[@BloodArtistify]

@@leedurban9565 what is it going to do to de escalate what is it going to do to help the Ukrainian’s absolutely nothing

[@BloodArtistify]

@@leedurban9565 there is better things we could be spending our time on tbh

[@sduttalp]

Funny that I have never heard Mr. Shearer condemning any acts by Saudi Arabia on Yemen. Or may be he is not that politically aware of it..

[@Must_not_say_that]

He's not very football aware and that is his trade, so it is very unlikely he is aware of anything else.

[@youngleon9650]

This is what Western countries call "respect for private property" How hypocritical

[@michaeldunham3385]

If you have a problem write a letter to Putin

[@austinsmith3011]

Because of Russian nukes this is a special circumstance. It is because of this respect for private property that it is being frozen and not just taken and then maybe sold to help pay for the Ukraine war effort or to help Ukraine citizens.

[@marvintpandroid2213]

Why has it taken this long?

[@doublea4012]

When this war ends in the coming weeks I genuinely want to see what will happen next, coz Russia will definitely be called for peace talks after that, I'm really Intrigued to see what happens next

[@siddharthvignesh]

UK government >> You won’t gain anything by destroying the club. Deal with your politics and let the club play.

[@live_monkey2485]

Their aim isn't to destroy the club. It's to put pressure on Putin (he has made much of his personal fortune from these rich Russian mates of his)... Surely your priority should be concerning the destruction of Ukraine and world peace? Nah... Football is the most important thing in life, right?

[@siddharthvignesh]

I said sort out the political issues and let the club function. Not to send the ticket sales to Putin. There is a huge difference between caring for the club and not standing against war in Ukraine. I don’t wanna be harsh, you may wrote it with right intentions but nowadays it has become a cliché to say ‘world peace is important than a Football match’. Without understanding right context, every Tom, Dick, and Harry, has started playing the peace ambassador role on social media. This is not a bank account or real estate. It’s a club. It involves people. Thousands of people directly earn from this club. Hundreds of thousands of people are supported by charity works through Chelsea. Millions of people are bounded emotionally with the club. The club pays almost 150 million pounds tax to UK government. Chelsea FC are the most generous of the current Premier League football clubs in terms of spending through their charitable foundations. Chelsea Foundation works on a broad range of initiatives focusing on employment, education, social deprivation, crime reduction, youth offending and much more. You can go do a fact check. You want to cut the financial aid to Russia? Sanction Roman, fine. But let him sell the club to somebody who can run it professionally. Let the transactions happen only through British banks. Freeze the account. Now it’s sanctioned mid way neither he can sell it nor he can run it. What is the purpose here? Screwing up a football club and its people or sanctioning Russia? If it’s only about Russia, all it takes bit of an effort to respect the millions of people behind Chelsea who have nothing to do with Putin.

[@live_monkey2485]

@@siddharthvignesh There are a lot of comments from football fans complaining about what's happening, and each one tries to paint a view of caring about 'the bigger picture'... but if there's one thing they almost always have in common, it is the notion of 'don't punish the fans'... I doubt there would be so much passion thrown into such comments if Roman was head of Wimbledon, or some other non-football sport event. Cliche or not, there are more important things in this world than football. I doubt the Ukranians give a flying fk whether Chelsea gets to play next week.

[@siddharthvignesh]

@@live_monkey2485 ha ha. do I smell hate for Chelsea more than love for Ukraine. Good on you mate. I am sure Ukrainians don’t give flying fk about anybody playing anything at this moment. Let’s leave it there..

[@live_monkey2485]

@@siddharthvignesh funny, but I'm not actually a fan of football (no surprises there 😂)

[@admaga]

As a Chelsea fan this feels too much like a direct attack on our club. I’m furious at these pathetic politicians - Nadine Dorries, Chris Philp etc who understand nothing about football. They should have just let him sell the club. I mean he already said that he was willing to give up the 1.5 billion that he had lent the club. These snCtions will damage Chelsea FC and it’s fans far more than they will damage Abramovich or Putin (who

[@markbriten6999]

With that attitude as a non Chelsea fan I hope they put you into administration in away tat will mean you'll be lucky to play the local pub teams. You took the dodgy money now pay for it

[@leedurban9565]

I agree Roman should be executed for war crimes. Research is revealing Roman and the other oligarchs are a front for Putin's money, Putin owned Chelsea, how sickening and sobering is that thought?

[@mongrelrat]

Hey there UK! Italy today freezed a 530mld yacht (the biggest sailing yacht in the world). The owner is the oligarch Melnichenko. In the past days Frace and Italy freezed a huge amount of russian assets. Call us when you mean to stop scratching your balls and actually begin to work to tear down russian assets.

[@marcos7106]

Obviously he did not make a large enough contribution to the British conservative party.

[@phatana2490]

In America, they are called entrepreneurs 😂

[@d8456]

Shearer summed it up magnificently 🤣

[@stockontruthchannel2631]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5K5mIyqh6p1ps0 The truth media Don't want you to see 😱9

[@ivannicol1641]

Man City & Newcastle should be subjected too if like this..

[@doctor_gibbo1392]

People don't realise that as well as being a world class centre forward with an unrivalled ability to find the back of the net Shearer is also a leading expert on geopolitical analysis, we are indeed lucky he has shared his wisdom with us on this day of need.

[@ashwilliams4959]

@@ivannicol1641 man city and Newcastle owners aren't linked to helping fund russia, they're the competition

[@jarednovel]

THE UNITED KINGDOM IS BECOMING A DANGEROUS PLACE FOR RICH FOREIGN INVESTORS.... MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES SHOULD QUIT BRITAIN AND WESTERN EUROPE WHILE THEY STILL CAN TAKE THEIR MONEY... THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME.... THEY HAVE EVEN SEIZED STATE ASSETS BEFORE, ...HOW CAN BRITAIN BE SO HARSH TO A MAN THAT MADE CHELSEA WHAT IT IS BY PUMPING BILLIONS ... INITIALLY ABROMAVICH WAS NOT MAKING ANY PROFITS FROM CHELSEA... CHELSEA WAS A VILLAGE FOOTBALL CLUB BEFORE HE TOOK OVER.,,,BORIS JOHNSON IS BECOMING A A CROOK

[@Rondo2ooo]

Red carpet for oligarchs in the UK. Important part of UK's economy.

[@tkurtz76]

This makes absolutely NO sense to me. Someone please try to explain to me what Chelsea Football Club have to do with the invasion of Ukraine? The owner is a billionaire Russian Oligarch. Ok. Is he responsible for the invasion of Ukraine just because he's Russian? If anyone can explain to me how sanctioning a football club in any way, shape, or form harms Russia or helps Ukraine? How does freezing the assets of a Russian oil billionaire change anything between Russia and Ukraine? I honestly have no idea and no one seems to be able to explain it online. I'm not surprised.

[@mikehutchison4892]

It makes “no sense to you” because you don’t know anything ! Go to BBC iplayer…..and learn.

[@Must_not_say_that]

They want to grab his money for themselves and create a smokescreen to divert people. They are far more corrupt that Abramovich and in addition consumed with malignancy.

[@tkurtz76]

@@mikehutchison4892 hence my initial entire post but thanks

[@JimmyNguyenP]

Someone's pulling strings over this, when will we get all the facts about the situation?

[@simonj5615]

The facts are really not complicated. If you want a conspiracy theory, there will be piles of cr@p online for you to choose between.

[@jodyemoncler77]

I find this very unfair to punish the man just because he is Russian

[@simonj5615]

I don't think it is just because he is Russian.

[@jodyemoncler77]

@@simonj5615 I don’t think they have any concrete evidence against him

[@simonj5615]

@@jodyemoncler77 The reason they took days was to nail the legals down. By the way, he flew back to mamma and papa yesterday. Volumes spoke!

[@minigrande1939]

Goodbye Chelsea. "Hey you over there come here and sit where Chelsea once sat" OK says Newcastle

[@Must_not_say_that]

Ah yes, Saudi Arabian Newcastle. And have you heard the UK is not wooing Iran, for its oil. Nazanin Ratcliffe will be coming home soon.

[@nektoya8417]

Российский спорт полностью исключили из всех видов. Даже в период холодной войны все соревновались в спорте. Цель спорта ведь объединение всех людей, а теперь это одно из средств политических манипуляций

[@jeremiahcheung2461]

Yes, nowadays everything is about politics and there’s no exception. If you believe sports is to unite people together, you’re just too naive. Just have a look at Beijing Winter Olympics. Hehehe🙃

[@rockerjim8045]

Q why didn’t this Govt sanction Russia after the annexation of the Crimea or Salisbury and will they hand back all the VAT they have received during his ownership?

[@tomhiprow9848]

they did after crimea just not as severe

[@curiositycloset2359]

I honestly cant believe everyone has fallen for this.

[@shrutibaadkar8826]

Chelsea new era kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGnOk6uJosmCjLM💙💙💙

[@LiliElena]

Not fair at all

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Life isn't fair, didn't you know ?