«Ordinary people suffer»: ex-owner of Chelsea on sanctions against Abramovich

Ken Bates believes that the sanctions of the British government, under which the current owner of the team Roman Abramovich fell, harm ordinary people. Earlier, the English Premier League (EPL) removed Russian businessman Roman Abramovich, who has owned the club since 2003, from the management of Chelsea. The British newspaper The Times reported that the club's bank accounts were frozen despite a valid license to operate issued by the UK government. Do they have jobs? What is their future? Are they safe? And the Chelsea fans? What do they have to do with what is happening? Ordinary English citizens are suffering from this, and for Russia it does not matter. It makes the government a laughing stock for the whole world. I dealt with civil servants most of his life and, for the most part, they are completely useless, «Bates is quoted by the Daily Mail. «Abramovich said he would sell the club and give the proceeds to charity. The government took over the club. Great, but why they didn't appoint a manager? Instead, we get various rules that only create loud headlines. I have no sympathy for Abramovich (regarding the freezing ozki of his assets). Should I? He has $7-8 billion in assets, but he can only eat a steak and potatoes twice a day, like me,» added the former Chelsea owner.