Tag: Chelsea FC

The Curse of Money Destroys Football

May 12, 2022
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Commentary “One can buy anything with money, except morality” is a well-known quote of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a Genevan 18th century philosopher. This quote is very apposite to describe the crazed world of European football (or soccer), where money dictates the outcomes of the national leagues’ competitions and the Champions League in a race for permanent sporting…

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Real Madrid Beats Chelsea in Champions League With Benzema Hat-Trick

April 7, 2022
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In the first leg of the European “Champions League” (UEFA) quarterfinals, Karim Benzema scored another hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 3–1 victory over Chelsea F.C., at Stamford Bridge, London on April 6. Frenchman Benzema, repeated his three-goal performance from Madrid’s elimination of Paris Saint Germain in the second leg 3–1 (3–2 aggregate) on March 9. Benzema has scored…

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UK Permits Some Ticket Sales for Chelsea Fans, Abramovich Moves Two Super-Yachts to Turkey

March 25, 2022
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The U.K. government has amended sanctions on Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and his Chelsea FC, allowing ticket sales for two important upcoming football matches. However, proceeds will go to event organizers, and not to the club. Chelsea is defending its EUFA (European) Champions League and world league crown in the quarterfinal versus Real Madrid beginning…

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Russia’s Abramovich Didn’t Buy Chelsea for Putin, Court Hears

July 28, 2021
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LONDON—Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is not President Vladimir Putin’s “cashier” and nor did he buy Chelsea FC as a vehicle to corrupt the West, his lawyer told England’s High Court in a defamation hearing over a book about Putin’s Russia. In the 2020 book, British journalist Catherine Belton chronicles Putin’s rise to power and how…

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