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The Latest Breaking News from Roman Abramovich

Friday briefing: How Russian oligarchs use Cyprus to shield assets from sanctions

In today’s newsletter: A new investigation from the Guardian and others reveals the big ways the small island can help the wealthy avoid scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

Chelsea facing FA and Premier League investigation for possible FFP breaches

The governing bodies are investigating secret payments made by companies belonging to the club’s former owner Roman Abramovich

The Guardian - UK

Pressure grows on Premier League to crack down on club spending breaches

A Labour MP and a senior executive at a top-flight club have both called for the Premier League to take a tougher stance on spending breaches by clubs

The Guardian - UK

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Former Chelsea star Mikel John Obi reveals the four players who held all the power in the dressing room

The "big guys" John Terry, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Petr Cech had Roman Abramovich's ear

Evening Standard

Chelsea facing points deduction: Here's why fans should be worried

Chelsea are staring down the barrel of a points deduction: Here's FourFourTwo's Adam Clery to break down the situation

FourFourTwo

Chelsea face fresh scrutiny over secret payments made under Roman Abramovich

The Russian billionaire owned the London club for 19 years

The Independent UK

Roman Abramovich deals to be probed as Chelsea face fresh FFP scrutiny

Leaked files reportedly show payments worth millions of pounds that may have broken rules

Evening Standard

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Chelsea set for more Premier League scrutiny over Roman Abramovich era

Abramovich owned Chelsea between 2003 and 2022.

The Independent UK

Chelsea FC face new questions over how Roman Abramovich funded success

Leaked files reveal secret payments that may have breached football’s strict ‘financial fair play’ rules

The Guardian - UK

Premier League investigate Chelsea for Willian and Samuel Eto'o deals

Chelsea insist they have "proactively assisted" with probe into historic deals

Evening Standard

Former Sunderland chairman Sir Bob Murray on Newcastle, sportswashing and football’s forgotten roots

Sir Bob Murray has written a book, I’d Do it All Again, about what the game is supposed to be and what it represents in an age where state ownership is eroding football’s community foundations

The Independent UK

Roman Abramovich representatives believe UK government changed terms over frozen £2.5bn

Roman Abramovich’s representatives believe the UK government changed the terms of the deal under which funds from the sale of Chelsea were to be used to help victims of the war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Zelenskiy secures $325m in new US aid on whirlwind Washington visit

Ukraine president delivers upbeat message on war progress. Plus, how Murdoch drove the UK, US and Australia to the right

The Guardian - UK

‘You could fill a museum with it’: the $963m Roman Abramovich art collection revealed

Leak suggests the oil and gas tycoon and his ex-wife Dasha Zhukova amassed one of the most significant collections of modern art in private hands

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

Roman Abramovich amassed one of the world’s most impressive private stores of modern art

The Guardian’s art critic examines the collection amassed by the oligarch and his ex-wife Dasha Zhukova, which includes Freuds, Picassos and Russian modernism

The Guardian - UK

Happy Mutu day, Chelsea. But where have all the gifts gone 20 years on?

The anniversary of Roman Abramovich’s first fully tooled up side shows how the club are going backwards despite millions spent

Zenger

The European Jewish Association Protest To The EU Commission Coordinator On Combating Antisemitism

Internal EU paper contains antisemitic tropes, Jewish group claims

The Independent UK

Culture Secretary to be questioned by Lords about lawsuits against journalists

Lucy Frazer will be quizzed on action being taken to protect journalists and others from lawfare to silence critics.

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The Guardian - UK

Midfields in a mess as Mikel Arteta and Erik ten Hag struggle with upgrades

Kai Havertz at Arsenal and Mason Mount at Manchester United are yet to fit in – but this is not a simple issue of personnel

Evening Standard

Boehly’s £1bn gamble: Chelsea owner’s high stakes bid to dominate for years to come

With the transfer window over, will Chelsea’s big buy-up strategy pay off?

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Murdoch has a thing for women aged 66. But what could be in it for them?

The media mogul’s new girlfriend, just like recent exes, falls within his favourite demographic

The Guardian - UK

Abramovich ally Eugene Shvidler fails in attempt to overturn UK sanctions

High court rejects billionaire’s effort to have sanctions imposed in March 2022 declared unlawful

The Independent UK

Who is Elena Zhukova? Rupert Murdoch’s rumoured scientist girlfriend

Murdoch ‘might be in love again’ following his split from Ann Lesley Smith

The Independent UK

Premier League looking into ‘historic’ financial issues at Chelsea

The club’s new owners reportedly flagged up possible financial irregularities during the Roman Abramovich era.

The Independent UK

Chelsea face Premier League probe over alleged financial breaches – reports

The club last month agreed a settlement with UEFA.

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