MOSCOW, Mar 4 Amanda Stavely, co-owner of English football club Newcastle United does not consider it fair that Russian businessman Roman Abramovich is forced to sell the London Chelsea due to sanctions against the backdrop of aggravated Russian-Ukrainian relations. On Saturday, Abramovich handed over the management of the club to the trustees of the London team's charitable foundation. On Tuesday, he announced that he was selling Chelsea «for the benefit of the club, fans, employees, as well as sponsors and partners.»
"We will always have geopolitical problems. I am very sad that someone will be taken away from a football club because of a possible relationship with someone. To be honest, I don't think it's particularly fair, but we need to be held accountable for all of our relationships. In 2012, the London club won the Champions League for the first time in its history. In 2021, Chelsea were able to repeat the success and again became the best club in Europe.