On Saturday, Britain’s Sky News service reported that the Ricketts family, owner of the Chicago Cubs, were considering bidding for Chelsea FC, one of the most storied and elite teams of English football (soccer). Sky News called the Ricketts family “arguably the most eye-catching” of the potential bidders for the team.
The Ricketts family has declined to comment on the report.
Chelsea has been owned since 2003 by Roman Abramovich, a Russian oligarch who made his billions in the petrochemical industry after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Abramovich reportedly has close ties to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, ties which he denies.