Sanctioned

Nick Purewalis a freelance reporter and writer with more than twenty years’ experience innews and sports journalism. Nick reported on the entirety of the Chelsea salein his role as Chelsea correspondent at the Press Association, breaking theworld exclusive that Roman Abramovich was working to help the early peaceprocess between Russia and Ukraine and later the shock news that key biddersthe Ricketts family had pulled out of the race to buy the club. Beginning his careerat the Grimsby Telegraph, Nick has also worked for the NewcastleChronicle, the Gloucester Citizen and the Evening Standard andnow freelances for a variety of national outlets in addition to ghostwritingbooks and working on other longform projects.

"Nick Purewal knows Chelsea inside out. So he's perfectlyplaced to tell the inside story of the most extraordinary period in the historyof Chelsea - and of English football. He's even got Roman Abramovich to talk." --Henry Winter"A story the whole of football has been waiting to read.Football meets geopolitics in an epic tale of money and power." --Paul Hayward, The Observer“A story that readsmore like a John le Carré thriller novel than the sports pages.” --Jerusalem Post“Sanctioned ismore than just a sports business book; it’s a compelling examination of howglobal politics, big money and the beautiful game intersect in the modern era.For anyone interested in football, business or geopolitics, this book offers anessential and gripping account of a unique moment in sporting history.” --Soccer Books