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Poison, Putin & Abramovich: Where is the Chelsea sale money?

Poison, Putin & Abramovich: Where is the Chelsea sale money?

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Gabby and Mark hear the behind the scenes story of the attempted
poisoning of former Chelsea owner Roman
Abramovich, his relationship with Russian President
Vladimir Putin and the snap sale of the London
football club. Abramovich very rarely speaks publicly but broke
his silence in a new book and we’re joined today by the author,
Nick Purewal.

When Abramovic sold Chelsea for £2.5bn, the
money was meant to go to victims of conflict - a huge sum that
could change the face of global humanitarian aid. But three years
later it's still frozen in a UK bank account. To explain why
we're joined by the man who'll be heading up the foundation to
give out that money, former Executive Director of Unicef UK,
Mike Penrose.

Plus, Britain's most successful female racing driver,
Jamie Chadwick, tells us about the realities of
racing the 24 hours of Le Mans, with 30 minutes sleep, night
driving through BBQ smoke and more.

And Mark & Gabby's early verdict on the Club World
Cup and Wales women's
Euros squad announcement from the top of
Snowdon.

In response to the comments made in this podcast Chancellor
Rachel Reeves and Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: “The
Government is determined to see the proceeds from the sale of
Chelsea Football Club reach humanitarian causes in Ukraine,
following Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion. We are deeply
frustrated that it has not been possible to reach agreement on
this with Mr Abramovich so far. While the door for negotiations
will remain open, we are fully prepared to pursue this through
the courts if required, to ensure people suffering in Ukraine can
benefit from these proceeds as soon as possible.”

You can watch the full episode on our YouTube channel here.

"Sanctioned: The Inside Story of the Sale of Chelsea FC" is out
now.

Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides

Producer: Sophie Penney

Video Producer: Sam Trudgill

Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland

Guest Booker: Kirsty Giddings

Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network

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