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Could Chelsea be excluded from Europe?

The Football Association needs to nominate clubs for UEFA competition by the start of next month (June).

The deal has to be completed by then and is complicated by the fact that Roman Abramovich holds a Portuguese passport and therefore the takeover needs to be licensed by authorities in that country too.

The PL has its own deadline of 9 June to issue licences for next season and while they may be more flexible, there is no guarantee that UEFA will be. The PL has to put forward 4 teams for the UCL by 1 June and that may not include Chelsea if the deal is not done in time.

Arsenal may sneak in after all.

posted on 24/5/22

So we were allowed to play in Europe under sanctions but OP believes we can’t play next year

posted on 24/5/22

comment by LukaBrasi COYS (U22178)
posted 43 minutes ago
David Meller lol
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Lol that’s a blast from the past. Was my local MP as a kid.

posted on 24/5/22

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 5 minutes ago
So we were allowed to play in Europe under sanctions but OP believes we can’t play next year
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Don't shoot the messenger.

posted on 24/5/22

comment by 50 trust the process (U1147)
posted 40 minutes ago
Why does he have a Portuguese passport? How many does one man need
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Portugal has a system via which descendants of Sephardic Jews can automatically claim citizenship.

It’s a form of reparation for the expulsion of Jews by the Inquisition in the 16th century.

posted on 24/5/22

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 35 minutes ago
So we were allowed to play in Europe under sanctions but OP believes we can’t play next year
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I think that difference would be you were already registered in europe before sanctions for the season just gone?

Only a guess but I don’t think anything will happen with this ….chelsea will be fine

posted on 24/5/22

I’d rather not sneak into the CL that way. Weren’t good enough to finish 4th so shouldn’t get in at Chelsea’s expense in the unlikely event they were booted out

posted on 24/5/22

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 5 minutes ago
So we were allowed to play in Europe under sanctions but OP believes we can’t play next year
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Don't shoot the messenger.

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Roman’s bodyguards will do that.

posted on 24/5/22

The Portuguese take an age with these sort of things. It took them almost 5 months to issue me with a Portuguese driving licence. Not looking good for Chelsea.

posted on 24/5/22

comment by Raptor✡ (U1071)
posted 48 minutes ago
The Portuguese take an age with these sort of things. It took them almost 5 months to issue me with a Portuguese driving licence. Not looking good for Chelsea.
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You were in Portugal ?

posted on 24/5/22

comment by Raptor✡ (U1071)
posted 2 hours ago
The Portuguese take an age with these sort of things. It took them almost 5 months to issue me with a Portuguese driving licence. Not looking good for Chelsea.
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Got my driving licence almost immediately.

Still waiting for my new biometric residency card 18 months after applying for it though

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