The Government of the United Kingdom continues its particular crusade against the billionaire foreign owners of some of the most powerful clubs in the Premier League.

If

Roman Abramovich

, owner of

Chelsea

, was already sanctioned in the framework of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, now it is the turn of

Sheikh Mansour

, owner of

Manchester City

and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, who has been criticized for meeting and closer positions with

Bashar al-Assad

to stage a dangerous 'trident' with the Russian and Syrian regimes.

"After Abramovich,

the sight of Mansour jovially welcoming Al-Assad in Abu Dhabi should be a wake-up call for the Premier League

. They are bolstering the Syrian regime and their friend,

Vladimir Putin

, at a time when they are under great pressure. "

by the international community. The United Arab Emirates is clearly aligning itself with those who have razed Aleppo and Mariupol," point out British human rights organizations.


"The UK firmly believes that as there has been no substantive change in the behavior of the Syrian regime, closer ties with its leadership undermines the prospect of a lasting and inclusive peace in Syria," the British Foreign Office said in a statement. a statement forwarded to

The Athletic

.

The reason for this displeasure of the Government of

Boris Johnson

is a recent meeting between Mansour and Al-Assad in the United Arab Emirates, where the Syrian leader has not traveled since the war began in his country 11 years ago.


There, and as a sign of the thaw in relations between the two countries, the two leaders were photographed together during the meeting, something that the British government did not like for "undermining the hope of achieving peace" in the region.

Jonathan Hargreaves

, the British special envoy in Syria, has also spoken out on Twitter, where he has stressed that critical message sent from the ministry: "Eleven years of war later, the Al-Assad regime continues without reforming and without paying for all the atrocities he continues to commit against the Syrian people. As there has been no change in his behaviour,

Atletico's rival


For its part, the Labor Party has also chosen to question the suitability of Sheikh Mansour to represent a Premier League club like Manchester City, which this year is once again immersed in the fight for the conquest of the title. of the league and will face Atlético de Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

Already during the weekend, in one of the parliamentary commissions destined to establish the position of the United Kingdom towards Russia regarding the invasion of Ukraine,

the bulk of the British parties came together to criticize the fact that the third country that receives a "murderer of masses" like Al-Assad after Russia and Iran are the United Arab Emirates

.


"Is Sheikh Mansour the right person to own a football club?"

wondered

Chris Bryant

, chairman of the Interparliamentary Group on Russia.

Later, in an interview for

The Telegraph

newspaper , the also Labor MP went even further.

"I don't know what these people don't understand. For years we have witnessed a barbaric murder of the Syrian population at the hands of Assad. Now it is Putin's turn to do the same in Ukraine, where he is waging a barbaric war against the government of the country. How, after all this, can there be anyone who wants to continue dating these bullies."

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