Chelsea FC

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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
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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…
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Industry Moves

English Premier League club Chelsea has named co-owner Todd Boehly as its new chairman and announced that the American will act as “interim sporting director” following the departure of director Marina Gra…
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Governance

Bruce Buck is to stand down as chairman of Premier League club Chelsea following its sale by Roman Abramovich to a US consortium led by Todd Boehly
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Finance & Law

The consortium led by US businessman Todd Boehly has concluded a £4.25bn ($5.
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In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Sean Bratches, chief commercial officer for LIV Golf. Fisher and Russo also discuss Sinclair Broadcast Group’s developing plans for the Bally Sports+ streaming service, the start of the 26th season for the Women’s National Basketball Association that includes an expanded relationship with Twitter, pending sales for the Premier League’s Chelsea FC and National Football League’s Denver Broncos, the New York Times’ purchase of sports content site The Athletic, and a record-setting sale of a jersey worn by late soccer legend Diego Maradona.
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Finance & Law

Historic deal worth $5.24bn in total slated to close before the end of the month
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Finance & Law

American investor remains on the hunt for 'structural advantages'
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Finance & Law

Dodgers, Lakers co-owner draws closer to record-setting deal for Premier League club
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Finance & Law

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire chairman of British petrochemicals company Ineos, has lodged a late takeover bid for Chelsea worth £4.25bn (€5.06bn/$5.33bn).
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Events

Florida Cup organizers have expanded their footprint in the United States by creating the FC Series tournament, which will debut across the US this summer and include English Premier League giants Arsenal…
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Finance & Law

The race to buy Chelsea is gathering pace ahead of tomorrow’s (Friday’s) deadline for bid submissions, with US asset manager Oaktree Capital and the Ricketts family – owners of Major League Baseball’s Chicago…
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Finance & Law

Russian-Israeli businessman Roman Abramovich is putting English Premier League club Chelsea up for sale, amid ongoing pressure on Russian business and sports interests due to the war in Ukraine
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Finance & Law

English Premier League team Chelsea reported a loss of £153.4m ($207m/€182m) for the year ending June 30, 2021. The loss came despite revenue increasing to £434.9m, up from £407.4m t
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Technology

David Rose, director of Chelsea FC’s new digital consumer products division, Chelsea Digital Ventures, tells SportBusiness how the unit is seeking to create new revenue streams and aggregate new customer datasets after launching three training, nutrition and health-related products in the last 18 months.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

English Premier League club Chelsea has signed up food delivery service Zapp to its sponsorship roster
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Premier League club Chelsea has struck a multi-year deal with online holiday platform Trivago as the club’s official training wear partner.