Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as a director of Chelsea, the Premier League has announced.
The league's board disqualified Mr Abramovich from running Chelsea after the club owner was sanctioned by the British government over Russia's war on Ukraine.
'The board´s decision does not impact on the club´s ability to train and play its fixtures, as set out under the terms of a licence issued by the Government which expires on 31 May 2022,' the league said.
The Russian oligarch has owned Chelsea since 2003.
Chelsea begged the Government to ease sanctions against them to save them from financial evisceration as it emerged they could go bust in just over a fortnight as ministers consider forcing through the club's £3billion sale without Roman Abramovich giving permission or getting any of the cash.