Roman Abramovich has handed “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to the club’s charitable foundation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich will remain Chelsea owner and the Russian billionaire will not be asking the club to repay the loans it owes him.
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Manchester United survived a stirring Leeds United comeback at a highly-charged Elland Road to claim a crucial victory and maintain their grip on a top-four place in the Premier League. In the first league game in front of fans between the two old rivals at Elland Road since October 2003, they produced a fitting spectacle played out in a deluge.
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Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick said the dressing room atmosphere at the club has improved since his arrival as interim boss. There have been reports of rifts within the squad at Old Trafford but Rangnick said the mood is “better” after allowing “unhappy players” to leave.
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Romelu Lukaku’s gift-wrapped goal proved enough for Chelsea to overcome a resolute Al Hilal 1-0 and reach the Club World Cup final. Belgium hitman Lukaku spurned a clutch of fine openings but could not miss when presented with Yasir Alshahrani’s unwitting deflection just yards from goal.
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Mohamed Salah could feature for Liverpool when they face Leicester in the Premier League on Thursday but fellow forward Sadio Mane will miss out, manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed.
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