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The Canadian PressFrench scold Spanish league for attacking PSG, Mbappe
PARIS (AP) â The French league has written to Spanish competition president Javier Tebas complaining about his attacks on Paris Saint-Germain's finances after Kylian MbappĂ© chose to stay with the team rather than join Real Madrid. After MbappĂ© signed a new three-year contract at Qatari-owned PSG, Tebas said the Spanish league would file complaints to UEFA, the European Union and French administrative and fiscal authorities because it believes the âscandalousâ agreement attacks the economic stabi
The Canadian PressHow Abramovich was forced to sell Chelsea in fall from grace
Standing by the bar in a small Stamford Bridge hospitality suite was a figure who had had not been spotted at the stadium in three years: Roman Abramovich. Last November, the Chelsea owner was back in London at his English Premier League club to host the president of Israel. There was no obvious security entourage around the Russian billionaire and little fuss, just close associate and Chelsea director Euguene Tenenbaum. After making small talk with guests and posing for photos with President Is
The Canadian PressPortugal approves sale of Chelsea by Abramovich
LISBON, Portugal (AP) â The Portuguese government has given its authorization for the sale of Chelsea by Roman Abramovich, who needed approval because he is a Portuguese passport holder. The decision by Portugal was announced Thursday, a day after the British government approved the sale of Chelsea by the sanctioned Russian oligarch to a consortium fronted by a part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Portugal's rubber stamp was also needed for the deal worth 2.5 billion pounds ($3.1 billion) â th
