Chelsea are reviewing their sponsorship deal with Parimatch after the betting firm was sanctioned by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky for 'financing Russian schemes' amid ongoing war Ukraine included Parimatch Tech in a sanctions list they released last week Parimatch is a Chelsea sponsor and have their logo displayed at Stamford Bridge Aston Villa, Leicester and Newcastle also have commercial deals with Parimatch By Matt Hughes For Mailonline Published: 16:01, 13 March 2023 | Updated: 10:18, 14 March 2023 e-mail 136 shares 81 View comments Chelsea are reviewing their sponsorship arrangement with Parimatch Tech after discovering that the betting firm linked to owner Todd Boehly has been sanctioned by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky . Sportsmail has learned that Parimatch are among 287 companies on a new sanctions list published by president Zelensky last Friday , with the firm banned from any economic or financial activity in Ukraine for the next 50 years. Parimatch have a three-year sponsorship deal with Chelsea which sees their logo displayed on LED systems at Stamford Bridge. The company has been sanctioned for continuing to conduct business in Russia a year after the invasion of Ukraine , which Zelensky claims has directly assisted Vladimir Putin 's regime. 'These are more than 280 companies and 120 people who, through gambling business schemes, worked against Ukraine, withdrew funds from our state and financed various Russian schemes,' Zelensky said.

Chelsea are reviewing their sponsorship agreement with betting company Parimatch Parimatch were sanctioned by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky 'It took some time to prepare the decision. It has been thoroughly worked out and closes schemes worth tens of billions.' Chelsea only became aware of the sanctions when informed by Sportsmail earlier today, and are currently reviewing their contract with Parimatch, who also have commercial deals with Newcastle, Aston Villa and Leicester. The latest sanctions imposed by Zelensky involve 120 mainly Russian individuals and 287 legal entities, many of whom operate in the gambling industry. Share or comment on this article: Chelsea reviewing sponsorship with Parimatch as betting firm is sanctioned by Ukraine e-mail 136 shares Add comment Comments 81 Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all The comments below have not been moderated.

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