The British government has announced that Russian owners of Chelsea, the English Premier League of football, will be subject to economic sanctions, including a freeze on their assets.
Regarding Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, the British government announced new economic sanctions on the 10th, targeting Russian Premier League Chelsea owner Abramovic.
Mr. Abramovich is one of the millionaire "Oligarchs" who are said to be close to President Putin.
After building a fortune through the management of an oil company and acquiring Chelsea in 2003, Chelsea became a strong team by making use of its financial strength to acquire influential players one after another.
Sanctions will freeze assets and prohibit travel to the United Kingdom.
According to the British government, Mr. Abramovich's assets are estimated to be over £ 9 billion and over JPY 1.37 trillion in Japanese yen.
Abramovich said on the 2nd of this month that he intends to sell the club, but local media reports that sanctions have prevented it from being sold at this time.
The British government has given permission to the club for some activities, such as holding upcoming matches, but has not allowed the sale of new tickets, and the impact is expected to be unavoidable.