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Chelsea news LIVE: Three SUSPEND shirt deal, Ticket sales on hold as Roman Abramovich club sale BANNED

Chelsea news LIVE: Three SUSPEND shirt deal, Ticket sales on hold as Roman Abramovich club sale BANNED

ROMAN ABRAMOVICH has been BANNED from selling Chelsea by the British government amid sanctions on Russian oligarchs. There will be no transfers or new contracts and the club have been blocked from selling TICKETS to matches, as well as merchandise. The Russian’s assets have been frozen and the club have been given special dispensation to conduct football-related activity only. Shirt sponsor Three have also suspended their deal with the Blues, asking for their logo not to appear on shirts for the foreseeable future. It comes as New York Jets owner Woody Johnson and a private Saudi consortium had joined the… Read Full Article