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The sale of Chelsea Football Club in 2022 wasone of the highest-profile and most controversial sports transactions of alltime. In the shadow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, what unfolded after RomanAbramovich was forced to put his beloved club up for sale would change Englishfootball for ever. Under the threat of bankruptcy and ruin, Chelsea pulled offa complex transaction in three tense and troubling months - a quarter of the timemany analysts would normally set aside for such a deal. Sanctioned isthe definitive account of this unique period.Through unprecedented access to Abramovich himselfand key figures from Chelsea's new ownership, as well as further interviewswith a star-studded footballing cast, Nick Purewal unfolds a wide-ranging taleof political sanctions, hushed negotiations and Cold War-style geopolitics, alltold in vivid, propulsive prose against a backdrop of war on the edge ofEurope.From the club's owners to its staff, players andsupporters, via UK government intervention, dramatic peace talks and even a foul-playpoisoning episode, Sanctioned chronicles ninety-five extraordinary daysin English football.
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The sale of Chelsea FCin 2022 was one of the highest-profile and most controversial sportstransactions of all time. In the shadow of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, RomanAbramovich was forced to put his beloved club up for sale, and under the threatof bankruptcy and ruin, Chelsea pulled off a complex transaction in three tenseand troubling months. Sanctioned chronicles those ninety-fiveextraordinary days in English football.Through unprecedentedaccess to Abramovich himself, key figures from Chelsea’s new ownership and astar-studded footballing cast, Nick Purewal unfolds a wide-ranging tale ofpolitical sanctions, hushed negotiations, Cold War-style geopolitics and even afoul-play poisoning episode, all set against the backdrop of a drawn-out war onthe edge of Europe.Four years on, thefunds from the Chelsea sale, earmarked for humanitarian causes, remained frozenin a bank account. In this updated edition, Nick Purewal charts the fraughtpolitical and legal battles to unlock this capital, as well as the highs andlows of Chelsea’s 2025–26 season – from headline-grabbing wins to dramaticstaff exits and mammoth fines.