Roman Abramovich took over Chelsea and has helped to transform the club into one of the best in Europe over the last decade or so. Through his big spending, this has meant continued success in recent years for Chelsea and helped to end their 50 year title wait.
In a way, you could look at Abramovich’s takeover as the beginning of a new era for the league- one in which clubs began to be bought by wealthy foreigners who started to spend more and money to bring their teams to the top (Man City being a prime example), thus increasing the league’s competitiveness, but also perhaps, leading to the introduction of FFP. Continue reading