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Todd Boehly, photographed in London on Aug. 13. They include Bruce Springsteen’s song rights, sports-betting firm DraftKings, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Lakers and Sparks, as well as the Beverly Hilton, indie studio A24 and Penske Media. In 2022, Boehly led a consortium to buy English Premier football team Chelsea FC from Russian owner Roman Abramovich for a record 4.25 billion …

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After nearly three-month long process, Chelsea’s sale was officially completed on Monday. Todd Boehly’s consortium agreed a deal to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich for £4.25 billion on 7 May. Boehly’s takeover ends Roman Abramovich’s 19-year reign as Chelsea owner after the Russian put the club up for sale in March. As expected, the UK government on 10 March announced …

Abramovich completes $3.2 billion sale of EPL team Chelsea

The fast-tracked purchase of English soccer club Chelsea for 2.5 billion pounds — the highest price ever paid for a sports team — was completed Monday by a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly. “We are honored to become the new custodians of Chelsea Football Club,” said Boehly, who attended some of the team’s games in recent …

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Consortium fronted by Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly completes purchase of Chelsea FC for $3.2 billion

The Premier League has approved the proposed sale of Chelsea to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly, although the U.K. government still needs to sign off on the deal before it can be completed. A consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly completed the purchase of Chelsea on Monday for 2.5 billion pounds — …

LONDON — Roman Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of Chelsea is ending after the British government approved the sale of the Premier League club by the sanctioned Russian oligarch to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly. The reigning FIFA Club World Cup winners and 2021 European champions will be sold for 2.5 billion pounds — the highest price …

The Premier League has approved the proposed sale of Chelsea to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly, although the British government still needs to sign off on the deal before it can be completed. Todd Boehly has already agreed to buy the club for 2.5 billion pounds —the highest price ever for a sports team—with Roman …

The Boehly-Clearlake consortium, which agreed terms to acquire Chelsea for 4.25 billion pounds earlier this month, passed the Premier League Owners' and Directors' Test, the league said on Tuesday, paving the way for the club's takeover. The #PL Board has today approved the proposed takeover of Chelsea Football Club The purchase remains subject to the U.K. Government issuing the required …

The forced sale of Chelsea is ending after attracting the highest price for a sports team of 2.5 billion pounds from a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly. Chelsea fans have become accustomed to lavish funding in the 19 years under Abramovich’s ownership, with more than $1 billion net spending on players who have helped the men’s …

Chelsea to be sold for $3 billion to consortium led by Todd Boehly

Chelsea Football Club agree sale to Todd Boehly consortium for record $5.2 billion

London: Chelsea confirmed on Saturday that a consortium led by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly has won the battle to buy the Premier League club in a £4.25 billion deal. “Chelsea Football Club can confirm that terms have been agreed for a new ownership group, led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjoerg Wyss, to acquire the club,” …

Dodgers owners Robert Patton, left, Stan Kasten, Mark Walter, Magic Johnson, Peter Guber and Todd Boehly at Dodger Stadium on May 2, 2012. Boehly was one of the key members of the ownership group that bought the Dodgers from Frank McCourt for $2 billion in 2012. Walter and Boehly each put up $100 million personally to buy the team, while …

Ratcliffe, reportedly Britain’s richest man, revealed on Friday he was putting forward an offer for the Blues totalling £4.25 billion. London: British businessman Jim Ratcliffe remains interested in buying Chelsea despite having his late bid for the London club dismissed, according to a director of his petrochemicals company Ineos. Ineos also owns Swiss side FC Lausanne, the former Team Sky …