IT’S TEN YEARS since Roman Abramovich became owner of Chelsea, but journalist and author Matthew Syed is not prepared to celebrate the occasion.
The ex-Olympian claims questions remain over “how he amassed his wealth” and feels most neutral football fans are similarly suspicious of the Russian billionaire.
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He urged people to look at the “wider moral context” and claimed these issues have had a “deeply corrosive influence on British football”.
VIDEO: Matthew Syed is not a fan of Roman Abramovich
IT’S TEN YEARS since Roman Abramovich became owner of Chelsea, but journalist and author Matthew Syed is not prepared to celebrate the occasion.
The ex-Olympian claims questions remain over “how he amassed his wealth” and feels most neutral football fans are similarly suspicious of the Russian billionaire.
He urged people to look at the “wider moral context” and claimed these issues have had a “deeply corrosive influence on British football”.
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