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Abramovich says he has decided to sell Chelsea Football Club

March 22, 2014 shows billionaire and Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich AFP

Russian businessman Roman Abramovich said on Wednesday he had decided to sell Chelsea Football Club, 19 years after buying the London side, and promised to donate money from the sale to help victims of the war in Ukraine.

"I have always taken decisions with the club's best interest at heart," Abramovich said in statement published by the reigning European and world soccer champions on their website.

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