Is Saudi Arabia funding Chelsea?

Christina Philippou

Press/Media: Expert comment

Description

"The idea that Chelsea may be “cheating” football’s financial fair play (FFP) rules by selling their surplus stars for inflated fees to PIF-controlled Saudi Pro League (SPL) clubs — and that PIF is happy to pay those fees because it “protects” its investment in Clearlake — appears to have taken hold among a broad constituency of fans and rival teams."

Period	21 Jun 2023 → 22 Jun 2023

Media contributions

Title	Chelsea FC and Saudi PIF funding
Media name/outlet	BBC Radio 5
Media type	Radio
Date	22/06/23
Description	BBC 5 Live Breakfast
Producer/Author	5 Live Breakfast
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001n03s
Persons	Christina Philippou

Title	Is Saudi Arabia funding Chelsea?
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	The Athletic
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	21/06/23
Description	Article that explores the links between Chelsea, their majority owner Clearlake Capital and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) cites Christina Philippou.
Producer/Author	Matt Slater
URL	https://theathletic.com/4624201/2023/06/21/saudi-arabia-chelsea-funding/
Persons	Christina Philippou

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