Peter McCormack of Bedford FC says the club has raised £750,000 in sponsorship in a month.
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Multiple bids submitted for Chelsea
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Abramovich sanctions halt Chelsea sale
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Haas end Russian Mazepin's contract
Formula 1 team Haas terminate the contract of Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and ends a sponsorship agreement with a chemicals company part-owned by his father.
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Formula 1 terminates Russian GP deal
Formula 1 terminates its contract with the Russian Grand Prix and the sport will not race in Russia for the foreseeable future.
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Man Utd terminate Aeroflot deal
Manchester United terminate their sponsorship deal with Russia's national airline Aeroflot.
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Non-league club has gone global, says new owner
Peter McCormack of Bedford FC says the club has raised £750,000 in sponsorship in a month.
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Multiple bids submitted for Chelsea
Chicago Cubs owners, a consortium featuring Lord Coe and another group led by British property investor Nick Candy all submit offers to buy Chelsea.
![Roman Abramovich](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20220324045229/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1535D/production/_123677868_gettyimages-.jpg)
Moment of reckoning for English football ownership?
With the risk of clubs becoming involved in geopolitics now exposed, football authorities and the government face questions over ownership in English football this week.
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Abramovich sanctions halt Chelsea sale
Roman Abramovich's attempt to sell Chelsea is halted as the oligarch is sanctioned by the UK government as part of its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Haas end Russian Mazepin's contract
Formula 1 team Haas terminate the contract of Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and ends a sponsorship agreement with a chemicals company part-owned by his father.
![Vladimir Putin F1](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20220324045229/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/CA4F/production/_123419715_putinf1.jpg)
Formula 1 terminates Russian GP deal
Formula 1 terminates its contract with the Russian Grand Prix and the sport will not race in Russia for the foreseeable future.
![Man Utd Aeroflot plane](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20220324045229/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1458D/production/_123414338_manutd.jpg)
Man Utd terminate Aeroflot deal
Manchester United terminate their sponsorship deal with Russia's national airline Aeroflot.
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Non-league club has gone global, says new owner
Peter McCormack of Bedford FC says the club has raised £750,000 in sponsorship in a month.
![Roman Abramovich](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20220324045229/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1535D/production/_123677868_gettyimages-.jpg)
Moment of reckoning for English football ownership?
With the risk of clubs becoming involved in geopolitics now exposed, football authorities and the government face questions over ownership in English football this week.
![Roman Abramovich](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20220324045229/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/17C3E/production/_123624379_romanabramovich.jpg)
Abramovich sanctions halt Chelsea sale
Roman Abramovich's attempt to sell Chelsea is halted as the oligarch is sanctioned by the UK government as part of its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
![Nikita Mazepin](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20220324045229/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/2A0B/production/_123536701_mazepin_gettytwo.jpg)
Haas end Russian Mazepin's contract
Formula 1 team Haas terminate the contract of Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and ends a sponsorship agreement with a chemicals company part-owned by his father.
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