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

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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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