BBCNEWS Unspun World with John Simpson March 27, 2022 11:52:00
Rules do not prevent sovereign wealth funds, for example, for countries with questionable human rights records from taking over a club, as is the case with newcastle united, for example. and of course, it didn't prevent roman abramovich from taking over chelsea. what this huge controversy and the unprecedented circumstances that chelsea now face has done, more than any other issue in the past, is highlight the limitations of these rules that surround ownership. how damaging could it be to english football if you simply say, look, we can only have owners from certain countries — when often it...