Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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OCCRP's Head of Research & Data, Karina Shedrofsky, explains what we discovered in our latest investigation.

Former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich’s offshore companies made backchannel payments worth tens of millions of dollars to football agents, clubs, scouts, and directors — which may have broken UEFA spending rules.

Read the full story here: occrp.org/en/cyprus-confidential/abramovichs-secret-football-payments-may-have-breached-financial-fair-play-rules