Chelsea

U.S. international Christian Pulisic converted one of Chelsea's rare chances and Cesar Azpilicueta added another goal Wednesday to help the embattled Premier ...

Lille’s hopes were dashed for good when Azpilicueta beat goalkeeper Leo Jardim at the end of a good spell of possession. After the break, Lille threatened again with a fine header from Ylmaz that sailed just inches wide. With a comfortable lead from the first leg, Chelsea did not take any risk and was content to patiently wait for an opening with a fluid passing game. There was a change in dynamics soon after the half-hour mark when Andreas Christensen had to leave the pitch injured. “They gave us a lot of problems in the first half,” Pulisic said. “Tonight it was a difficult game and of course we are happy to go through."

Furthermore, UK's sports minister, Nigel Huddlestone, has opened up on a bid from a Saudi consortium as he said: “Saudi Arabia is an important partner of the UK ...

We welcome Saudi Arabian investment.” As per Guardian Sport, sources claim that the Saudi Media Group do not have direct links to the Saudi Government. Saudi Media Group, a private consortium set up to purchase Chelsea, have no direct links to the Saudi Government, according to reports.

Deadline day is Friday for bids to be submitted to buy Chelsea and end the 19-year ownership of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

The funds of a sale could be placed into an escrow account until it is determined where they should go — potentially to a charity. That commitment was made as pressure grew on Abramovich following the start of the war three weeks ago but before he was sanctioned. The Raine Group, a New York-based investment bank. The family fortune was made by Joe Ricketts as chairman of electronic trading platform TD Ameritrade. His son, Tom Ricketts, serves as Cubs chairman. “They understand about data and they understand about fans. This is a sale enforced on the oligarch after he was sanctioned by the British government for his close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine.

Holders Chelsea made light of their off-pitch problems to reach the Champions League quarterfinals by beating Lille 2-1 away to complete a 4-1 aggregate ...

LONDON: A clinical Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-0 to cut Manchester City’s once double-digit lead at the top of the Premier League table to a single point, leaving the title race wide open. Villarreal made it to the quarterfinals for the first time in 13 years, while it was Juventus’ third straight elimination in the Round of 16. In Turin, Europa League champions Villarreal scored three second-half goals to beat Juventus 3-0 and advance 4-1 on aggregate.

Thomas Tuchel was told that Chelsea fans will be barred from their Champions League quarter-final at Stamford Bridge.

Can we speak about it when it is confirmed?" Several interested parties are in the process of submitting bids, but the sale of Chelsea will only be permitted if the UK government can be convinced that Abramovich will not receive any of the proceeds. I was in such a good mood.

Boehly-Wyss-Goldstein consortium · Ricketts family and Ken Griffin · Team Broughton-Coe · Woody Johnson · Nick Candy and partners · Saudi Media Company · Other ...

Candy this week denied he could team up with Boehly, Wyss and Goldstein, with a spokesperson saying Candy did “not want a lifelong Spurs fan as part of the future ownership of Chelsea”. Candy, a Conservative party donor and property developer, has said he would put a fan on the board and his proposals include plans for an expensive redevelopment of Stamford Bridge. He has enlisted the sports advisory and capital solutions firm Tifosy, co-founded by the former Chelsea player and manager Gianluca Vialli. He has acknowledged the need to team up with other investors and sources have said he has been approached by several and has the funds in place to bid. He is the billionaire heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune. Coe is a former Conservative MP and worked closely with Boris Johnson over the 2012 London Olympics, when the prime minister was the mayor of London. The UK government must approve Chelsea’s sale after imposing sanctions on Abramovich, although the process is being overseen by the US bank Raine. The Ricketts family, who announced on Wednesday they would bid on Friday, first made an attempt to buy Chelsea in 2018. The Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss was first to go public regarding Roman Abramovich’s desire to sell and to declare an interest in buying the club.