Roman Abramovich is attempting to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, the Chelsea owner’s spokesperson has said.
The Russian-Israeli billionaire handed “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to the club foundation’s trustees on Saturday, in a move aimed to protect
Gary Neville says Marcelo Bielsa’s football went from exciting to “just bad”, showing no respect for the opposition while Graeme Souness called the sacking “inevitable”.
Leeds have conceded 20 goals in their last five matches and slumped to a 4-0 defeat at home to Tottenham after being thrashed 6-0 in midweek away at Liverpool.
England will not play Russia in football matches at any level “for the foreseeable future”, the FA has confirmed.
The decision has been made “out of solidarity with Ukraine and to wholeheartedly condemn the atrocities being committed by the Russian leadership”, the FA
Roman Abramovich has handed “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to the club’s charitable foundation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
But Abramovich will remain Chelsea owner and the Russian billionaire, who has invested over £1billion into the Stamford Bridge club since purchasing it in 2003,
Jamie Carragher has criticised the statements from Chelsea and Roman Abramovich regarding the owner’s handing over of the stewardship of the club, saying they have “let themselves down badly”.
Abramovich announced on Saturday he was handing “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to the club’s charitable foundation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says the focus on striker Romelu Lukaku is “sometimes not fair”.
The Chelsea boss accepted that players who command a large transfer fee will face scrutiny, but emphasised there are no hard feelings between himself and Lukaku, who has struggled for form in recent weeks.
“I know he is an important player,” Tuchel said
The FA has no plans to bring Manchester United’s rising star Anthony Elanga into the England fold, Sky Sports News understands.
Winger Elanga, 19, has been a bright spark in
Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool’s focus remains solely on winning games and not chasing down the Premier League leaders after cutting the gap to Manchester City to three points.
Liverpool took full advantage of their game in hand, thrashing Leeds United 6-0 to close the gap at the top of the table and overtake the champions’ goal difference tally.
Antonio Conte said Tottenham will have to make “an assessment” on his position at the club in a stunning interview after a run of four defeats in five Premier League games.
Conte’s side were beaten 1-0 at Burnley on Wednesday
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has called an “extraordinary meeting” for Friday to discuss whether Russia should be stripped of the Champions League final due to the escalating situation in Ukraine.
Ukraine says Russia has launched a “full-scale invasion” with explosions heard in major cities including Kyiv and Kharkiv.
