It’s about to be the biggest sale the football world has ever seen. Sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is selling his club, Chelsea FC. He was the first billionaire to get into England’s Premier League back in 2003 and his unlimited spending unleashed the transformation of the world’s most popular game into a big-money sport. What could Chelsea’s sale tell us about where football is going next?

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James Montague, author of "The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football’s Super-rich Owners" (@JamesPiotr)

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It&rsquo;s about to be the biggest sale the football world has ever seen. Sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is selling his club, Chelsea FC. He was the first billionaire to get into England&rsquo;s Premier League back in 2003 and his unlimited spending unleashed the transformation of the world&rsquo;s most popular game into a big-money sport. What could Chelsea&rsquo;s sale tell us about where football is going next?
In this episode:&nbsp;
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<li>James Montague, author of "The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football&rsquo;s Super-rich Owners" (<a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPiotr">@JamesPiotr)</a></li>
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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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