One of the leading American consortia offering to buy Chelsea is facing a battle over racism when it comes to London to meet fan groups as planned.
A delegation representing the Ricketts family, which owns the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise, is due to fly to the UK this week to meet with representatives of Chelsea Pitch Owners and Chelsea Supporters’ Trust.
But they are facing a protest as a result of leaked emails from 2019, in which Joe Ricketts described Muslims as his “enemy”. The 80-year-old head of the family was forced to make a public apology at the time and it has sources close to the Ricketts urging him to insist he is not involved in the proposed Chelsea takeover.
The offer received opposition after Joe Ricketts, 80, was forced to apologize for describing Muslims as his “enemy” in 2019
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Paul Canoville, Chelsea’s first black player,
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