Chelsea FC plot twist, as Roman Abramovich breaks his silence

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3 years ago

May 6, 2022

Former Chelsea FC boss Roman Abramovich has fought back at claims he wants his $2.8BN loans repaid when the club is sold

Roman Abramovich has broken his silence on rumours swirling about the sale of Chelsea Football Club. Abramovich put the club up for sale, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

However, there were fears he wants the profits of the sale back, but Abramovich has confirmed this isn’t the case.

He insists he doesn’t want money back and the proceeds with “go to good causes”

“This has never been about business nor money for me but about pure passion for the game and the club.”
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This comes despite earlier rumours he wanted his $2.8 million loans repaid as part of the sale.

The Russia Oligarch quickly put the club up for grabs, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

He was then later sanctioned by the United Kingdom Government along with a long list of other Russian elite living abroad.

Bidders are vying to get their hands on the renowned club, with the final sale to be announced on May 31.

However, the UK Government is standing firm that Abramovich will be banned from profiting from the sale of the club.

Instead, the money will likely go to victims of the war in Ukraine.

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September 20, 2025

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Fourth death confirmed following Optus outage that blocked Triple Zero calls for 13 hours during network upgrade

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– A fourth death is confirmed due to an Optus network failure affecting emergency calls for 13 hours.
– Optus CEO announced an investigation after communication failures and criticism from politicians and emergency services.

A fourth death has been confirmed following an Optus network failure that prevented emergency calls to Triple Zero for 13 hours.

Initially, Optus reported three fatalities, including an infant and two elderly individuals from South Australia and Western Australia. The latest victim is a 49-year-old man from Perth.Optus CEO Stephen Rue expressed deep sorrow over the incident and announced a full investigation into the network update that caused the outage.

He stated that approximately 600 calls to emergency services were disrupted, impacting residents across South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.

Rue confirmed that the outage stemmed from a problematic firewall upgrade and revealed details of communication failures within the company. Politicians and emergency services expressed anger at the lack of timely information during the crisis.

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South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas criticised Optus for their incompetence in handling the situation.

The federal communications minister also condemned the company, highlighting that such failures are unacceptable.

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