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    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Chelsea FC raises $500mn from Ares

      Premier League club joins forces with US alternative asset manager as it looks for ways to boost revenue

      Nicolas Jackson, right, of Chelsea is challenged by Willy Boly during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge
    • Friday, 11 August, 2023
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      Chelsea owners hope summer reset has put club back on track

      Chair Todd Boehly says morale is high despite team suffering its worst season in almost three decades

      A Chelsea football game in progress
    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
      Football
      Chelsea owners hold talks with Ares over raising funds

      Premier League club looking to upgrade stadium and emulate Manchester City model by adding to network of teams

      Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge ground in west London
    • Tuesday, 20 June, 2023
      Due Diligence
      What is happening with Abramovich’s frozen cash? Premium content

      Plus, Italy strips China’s Sinochem of its powers at Pirelli and Manchester United’s billionaire owners must make a decision

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    • Sunday, 18 June, 2023
      Chelsea FC’s £2.3bn Ukraine fund delayed by dispute over where it is spent

      Aid remains in UK bank until agreement is reached on whether funds can be spent outside war-torn country

    • Saturday, 6 May, 2023
      Manchester United PLC
      Manchester United sale runs into extra time after three rounds of bidding

      Protracted process is in sharp contrast to rapid deal for rival Premier League club Chelsea last year

      FA Cup semi final between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United at Wembley
    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Chelsea FC’s transfers splurge pushes Premier League to new spending record

      English top-tier clubs spent almost €830mn in January window

      Chelsea’s new defender Benoît Badiashile battles for the ball during a Premier League match with Liverpool in January
    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      Manchester United PLC
      David Beckham ‘open to talks’ about Manchester United sale

      Prospective buyers could seek to enlist former Old Trafford star to boost chances of taking over club

      David Beckham at the England v Iran match in Qatar
    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
      Football
      Glazers weigh up Manchester United sale

      US owners confirm looking for outside investors or potential disposal after 17 contentious years

      An anti-Glazer demonstration at Old Trafford
    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      Chelsea owners look to buy more clubs to develop flow of football stars

      Todd Boehly wants to add teams in Europe to group and raises idea of Premier League ‘all-stars’ fixtures

      A montage of Todd Boehly and the Chelsea Football Club logo
    • Saturday, 10 September, 2022
      Scoreboard
      US Open ushers in a new generation of tennis stars Premium content

      Plus, Chelsea owners change tack after a rocky summer, Porsche and Red Bull scrap F1 talks, and more

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Chelsea FC’s new US owners sack head coach Tuchel

      Dismissal follows rocky start to season and shock defeat in Champions League match

      Thomas Tuchel gives instructions to his Chelsea players during a Premier League match at Southampton last month
    • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
      The Big Read
      Chelsea’s new era: Boehly and Clearlake bet on a booming Premier League

      The new owners have spent freely during the summer transfer window, hoping success on the pitch will unlock greater revenues from media rights and commercial deals

      Todd Boehly with Thomas Tuchel and summer signings, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucurella and Raheem Sterling
    • Saturday, 23 July, 2022
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      Chelsea’s American revolution takes shape Premium content

      Plus, the gambling guru fixing a billionaire’s $5bn sports bet, the investor behind Barcelona’s summer transfers, and more.

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      New Chelsea FC owners raise £800mn of debt to reshape club

      Financing eclipses $650mn raised by Manchester City parent company last year

      Pedestrians shelter from the rain as they walk past Stamford Bridge, home ground of Chelsea football club
    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      Chelsea FC appoints Glick as president of business

      Former Manchester City executive will lead the club’s commercial operations

      Tom Glick giving a talk
    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
      Abramovich ally Buck stands down as Chelsea FC chair after two decades

      US lawyer will remain as special adviser to club’s new owners following last month’s £2.5bn sale

      Bruce Buck
    • Saturday, 28 May, 2022
      Scoreboard
      Inside the low-profile firm behind Boehly’s buyout of Chelsea

      Plus, what Friendster and MySpace can teach us about the crypto market rout, inside the business of F1, and more.

    • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
      Football
      Chelsea sale shows US investors’ desire to play in Premier League

      Groups attracted by rising revenue streams and a perception that football is undervalued

    • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
      UK government clears £4.25bn Chelsea FC sale to Todd Boehly

      Licence issued to consortium led by US financier as ministers satisfied Roman Abramovich would not benefit from funds

      A security gate at Stamford Bridge stadium, the home of Chelsea FC
    • Monday, 23 May, 2022
      Football
      Chelsea sale set for UK approval after Abramovich meets ‘red lines’

      UK ministers close to signing off on deal that ensures no benefit to oligarch but green light still needed from Brussels and Lisbon

      Roman Abramovich celebrates with others after Chelsea won the 2021 Champions League
    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
      Officials demand ‘watertight’ legal guarantees from Abramovich over Chelsea funds

      Concerns in government centre on whether oligarch could lay claim to £1.5bn loan in future

      Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich celebrates winning the Champions League following the UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City and Chelsea FC at Estadio do Dragao on May 29 2021 in Porto, Portugal
    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      Chelsea sale hits last-minute hitch as government clashes with Abramovich

      Prospects of a speedy deal in doubt as ministers say oligarch becoming ‘more punchy’

      Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly watches a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Saturday, April 30 2022 in Los Angeles
    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
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      Charity campaigners criticise lack of transparency over Chelsea FC donation

      Critics concerned over potential influence of Roman Abramovich’s team in process

      Outside Chelsea Football Club’s  Stamford Bridge stadium in London on May 7 2022
    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      Football
      Chelsea strikes sponsorship deal with crypto trading platform

      WhaleFin £20mn promo agreement preceded London club going up for sale and Abramovich sanctions

      Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium
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