Roman Abramovich - report

Russian businessman, philanthropist, oligarch, and politician (born 1966)

Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich is a Russian-born oligarch and politician. He is the former owner of Chelsea, a Premier League football club in London, England, and is the primary owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC. He has Russian, Israeli and Portuguese citizenship.

2021 2023 2024

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Significant news events for Roman Abramovich

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Roman Abramovich attended peace talks in Turkey between Ukraine and Russia. Billionaire is acting as unofficial mediator and sat next to Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin. Chelsea owner was poisoned during negotiations earlier this month after eating chocolate along with Ukrainian MP Rustem Umerov.
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Roman Abramovich has seen his assets frozen by the UK Government. The 55-year-old has been sanctioned due to his close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Abramovich is no longer able to make any money or benefit from Chelsea, meaning the sale of the club is now on hold.
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Billionaire oligarch set to receive bids for the club 'this week' Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss claims he has been offered the chance to join a takeover bid for Chelsea. Labour MP Chris Bryant has called for the UK Government to impose sanctions on Abramovich.
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Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties in League Cup final. Caoimhin Kelleher scores winning penalty for Liverpool. Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga misses spot kick. Chelsea issued a 24-word statement on their website but did not mention Russia or Vladimir Putin.
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Roman Abramovich has stepped aside as Chelsea owner for the time being. The 55-year-old made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. He said he was ‘giving trustees of Chelsea’s charitable foundation the stewardship and care of the club' Football decisions will remain the responsibility of Marina Granovskaia and Petr Cech.