The British government imposes sanctions on the Russian owner of Chelsea FC Abramovich. Nadi is affected and speaks | english football

• There will be no ticket sale, only those who bought the season ticket will go to the games
• There will be no merchandise sales
• There will be no contract renewal
• There will be no player transfers
• The club cannot be sold at this time

However, the authorities granted a license allowing the club to continue with football related activities. The club, which celebrates its 117th anniversary this Thursday, continues to compete for Premier LeagueAnd the FA Cup and Champions League.

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– To ensure the club can continue to compete and operate, we are issuing a special license allowing the games to be played, paying staff and ticket holders to be able to watch matches while decisively denying Abramovich the benefit of his property – the British government said in a statement.

In an official note, the Chelsea Comment on the penalties but without too much questioning.

“Hey Chelsea The football club has been notified that its owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government.

By virtue of its 100 per cent stake in Chelsea FC plc and its affiliated entities Chelsea The FC is usually subject to the same penalty regime as the master. Abramovich. However, the UK government has issued a general license allowing Chelsea FC continues some activities.

We will be playing our men’s and women’s team matches today against Norwich and West Ham respectively and intend to engage in discussions with the UK Government about the scope of the licence. This will include requesting permission to modify the license to allow the club to operate as normally as possible. We will also seek guidance from the UK government on the impact of these measures on Chelsea The Foundation and its important work in our societies.

The club will update further when appropriate.”

a store Chelsea Dawn closed with a notice on the door: “Due to the latest government announcement, this store will be closed for today until further notice.”

And in the midst of it all, Chelsea He enters the field on Thursday to face Norwich in an early match of the 30th round of the Premier League. a General Electric The duel will follow in real time from 16:30 (Brasilia time).

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The main permissions in the license granted by the government include:

• Reasonable costs necessary for the Club to host Games in its home or field (subject to the Terms), including security, meals and accommodation.
• Rewards, allowances and pensions for all club employees, including the salaries of its players and other technical teams in which the club works.
• Reasonable travel costs to and from any club team matches for key players and staff (subject to conditions)
• Payments related to player loan and sale agreements made prior to assignment

Fans entering the stadium

Since it is also prohibited to make funds or economic resources available to any individual or legal entity subject to the asset freeze, the license also defines the permissions for those who wish to participate in the match.

Anyone who has already purchased a ticket for a match or has a club season ticket can participate in matches and purchase drinks while participating in those matches.

TV broadcast

Broadcasters are permitted to broadcast any games in which the club participates under prior agreements. The relevant bodies may also pay revenue to the club in order to license broadcasts related to any games.

While this is subject to certain conditions, the General License allows parties that purchased or produced club merchandise prior to 10 March 2022 to continue selling such merchandise provided they do not provide funds or other financial benefits to the club or person.

Those subject to the sanctions include Igor Sechin, CEO of the Russian state oil company Rosneft, Andrei Kostin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of VTB Bank, Alexei Miller, President of Gazprom Energy, Nikolai Tokarev, President of the state-owned Russian Oil Pipelines Company, and Dmitriy Lebedev. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banco Rossiya.

The British government reports that the seven have a combined net worth of around £15 million (about R$98 million).. According to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the sanctions are the latest sign of “unwavering support” for Ukraine.

Today’s sanctions are the latest step in the UK’s unwavering support for the Ukrainian people. The Prime Minister said, We will be relentless in persecuting those who allow the killing of civilians, the destruction of hospitals and the unlawful occupation of sovereign allies.