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Premier League board disqualifies Chelsea owner Abramovich as a director at club

Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich walks past the High Court in London November 16, 2011. REUTERS

The Premier League board has disqualified Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich as a director at the English top-flight club, the league said in a statement on Saturday.

The move comes after the billionaire Russian had sanctions imposed on him by the British government after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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