Billionaire, who also has Israeli and Portuguese citizenships, was forced to sell club after being hit by sanctions over alleged ties to Putin, following invasion of Ukraine

Deal is largest ever for purchase of a sports team; UK government allows transaction, ensuring sanctioned Russian-Israeli oligarch Roman Abramovich doesn't profit from it

As a Portuguese passport holder sanctioned over his ties to Putin, billionaire required Lisbon's approval of the deal; Lisbon says profits will be used for humanitarian purposes

British government vows Russian-Israeli oligarch won't benefit from soccer club deal, says will work to ensure proceeds 'are used for humanitarian causes in Ukraine'

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Emails by patriarch Joe Ricketts, in which he calls Islam 'a cult,' resurface amid family's push to buy English club, after owner Roman Abramovich stepped down

Sanctioned following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian-Israeli billionaire is disqualified as director of European champion soccer club

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As British government faces calls to sanction him over invasion of Ukraine, Russian billionaire says sale is in best interest of club, won't ask back $2 billion in loans he granted

UK has yet to decide whether to sanction the Russian billionaire, who has failed to condemn Moscow since the Ukraine invasion and is said to have 'privileged access' to Putin