Chelsea FC

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Finance & Law

Chelsea has raised $500m (€466.7m) in fresh investment from US fund Ares Management as the club’s American owners seek to expand their multi-club network after spending more than $1bn on player transfers since buying the Premier League club from Russian Roman Abramovich in May 2022.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chelsea looks set to kick off the new Premier League season with a front-of-shirt sponsor after all, with a lucrative agreement with Infinite Athlete, a new US brand that already has links with the club…
Football
Finance & Law

US investment fund Ares Management has injected another $75m (€68m) into Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and has held discussions with Chelsea FC over an investment in the English Premier League c…
Football
Governance

Serie A club Juventus has been banned from the 2023-24 Uefa Europa Conference League for breaches of Uefa's financial fairplay (FFP) regulations while Premier League club Chelsea has been fined €10m f…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Premier League club Chelsea has launched its new kit without a front-of-shirt sponsor as talks continue with prospective partners
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

A host of English Premier League clubs have announced new or extended sponsorship deals, as key categories get filled ahead of the start of the 2023-24 season
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Premier League club Chelsea FC has dropped plans to sign a shirt sponsorship deal with online casino and betting brand Stake.com amid a backlash from fans
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Premier League club Chelsea has unveiled a new global sponsorship with hotel group Hilton in the brand's first foray into football
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST) has written an open letter to Chelsea FC owner Todd Boehly criticising the club’s proposed deal with online casino and betting company Stake.com
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Premier League club Chelsea is in discussions with Stake.com about a controversial front-of-shirt sponsorship deal after an agreement with a company from the crypto sector fell through at the last minute, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chelsea is the latest Premier League club to unveil a sponsorship extension with Cadbury, just three days after the chocolate brand announced its renewal with Manchester United
Football
Finance & Law

French Ligue 1 club RC Strasbourg has confirmed that its president Marc Keller met with Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly amid reports that the American investor is keen to add a French club to his portfolio
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

English Premier League club Chelsea is preparing to find a new front-of-shirt sponsor once its deal with mobile phone network Three expires at the end of the season
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Former England Women and Chelsea player, Eni Aluko, has joined the Three mobile network as a brand ambassador
Football
Industry Moves

Chelsea FC has terminated the contract of its recently appointed commercial director Damian Willoughby for sending ‘inappropriate messages’ to football finance agent Catalina Kim.
Football
Industry Moves

Chelsea FC has appointed former City Football Group and EA Sports executive Damian Willoughby as its new commercial director, reuniting him with former CFG colleague Tom Glick who recently joined the London…
Football
Finance & Law

The new owners of Chelsea FC are planning to take on record levels of debt to finance their plans following the deal to buy the club from government-sanctioned Russian businessman Roman Abramovich
Football
Industry Moves

Premier League club Chelsea has hired American Tom Glick to oversee its commercial operations following the departure of a string of executives after the takeover of the club by Todd Boehly’s Clearlake C…