sport news Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea leaves a 'difficult' legacy for Premier League, ... trends now
View
comments
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters believes it is 'difficult' to claim the Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea had a positive impact on English football.
Though the Stamford Bridge club won five Premier League titles under Abramovich's ownership, the Russian billionaire's links to Vladimir Putin have cast a long shadow over his legacy following the invasion of Ukraine.
The 19-year Abramovich era came to an end earlier this year with the £4.25billion sale of Chelsea to American businessman Todd Boehly, the co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.
The legacy of Roman Abramovich's ownership of Chelsea is 'difficult' for the Premier League, its chief executive Richard Masters has admitted
Abramovich's links to Russian president Vladimir Putin led to UK government sanctions and the sale of Chelsea following the invasion of Ukraine in February
The UK government had sanctioned Abramovich following Russia's invasion and frozen his assets, forcing the sale of Chelsea.
'It's difficult to say now, with
