WHEN Roman Abramovich purchased Chelsea from Ken Bates on this day in 2003, no one could have predicted how the Russian’s arrival would shake up the Premier League. Having seen Manchester United dominate the English football landscape since the introduction of the revamped top flight, the Blues were soon to become a force powerful enough to lock horns with Alex Ferguson’s all-conquering squad. Of course, the critics will point to the fact that Abramovich turned his team into genuine challengers by throwing money around. And they would be right. In his first summer in charge, the billionaire bankrolled the arrival of £150million worth of talent, with stars such as Hernan Crespo, Claude Makelele and Juan Sebastian Veron arriving at Stamford Bridge. Read more: thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4991606/Roman-Abramovichs-Chelsea-reign-reaches-10-year-milestone.html#ixzz2XoUReKdf
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:49:10 +0000