Unusual. The harsh sanctions of the British government to Abramovich leave Chelsea on the ropes. The operations of the club are frozen, as well as the sale of the entity. It can be transferred, the technology minister clarified, but always through the government and in no case with the Russian tycoon as the beneficiary of the sale. Then? Who gets that money? Are they ‘nationalising’ Chelsea? Are they expropriating the club? Let’s remember that Abramovich owns 100% and put 2,000 million out of his pocket when he was worst…
‘Reasons’. Being Russian and being a friend of Putin. Abramovich’s sin looks like that. A justification too fine for a club, its partners, its workers and its footballers to pay such terrible consequences. There will be no renewals or signings. They will not be able to spend more than 24,000 euros on trips to matches. There will be no ticket sales or merchandise. They may lose nine points in the Premier if the matter ends up in the Administration. And all this because of the nationality of its owner?
Chaos in Paris. PSG is slipping out of Al Khelaïfi’s hands. The debacle in the Champions coincides with an internal turbulence of which more things are being known. Apparently, the club investigates the illegal sale of 4,000 tickets to Israel for the first leg against Madrid. The remittance came from within PSG. Also in the eye of the hurricane is the press officer, Yann Guerin, who was caught selling t-shirts stolen from the offices. He is one embarrassment after another.
Hello Qatar. This week the Qatar 2022 organizing committee gave more details about how the World Cup draw will be on April 1. Finally there will be 2,000 guests at the event, which will be held at the Doha Convention and Exhibition Center. The 2,000, by the way, will have a letter from FIFA that exempts them from quarantine, including those who come from countries on the government’s red list. UEFA did the same in the Euro. That power has football.
Today we discover… Yira Sor (2000). Who would have thought that an unknown Nigerian striker would be the protagonist of the Europa League when a few months ago he did not even play in European competitions. But in winter he was signed by Slavia Prague from Ostrava and his impact in Europe has been brutal. Double against Fenerbahçe and double against LASK Linz. Speed and a lot of smell. A full blown irruption.
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