Abramovich receives damages in gambling case

Bad week for the Roman empire
Bad week for the Roman empire

It hasn’t been a totally devastating week for Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich then. His side might have been outplayed, outfought and basically kept in their box by Inter Milan a couple of days ago but the Russian has at least won a court case in which he was falsely accused of losing a yacht in a poker game. Thing is, how can he deny being a gambler given that he’s spunked away over £500m on the Blues – and promised Carlo Ancelotti £100m more this summer – when they are still no closer to winning the Champions League? Read more.