Chelsea played Burnley away to Burnley in the 28th round of the Premier League on Saturday, the first league game since boss Abramovich announced the sale of the team.
The FA and premier league officials have requested that a ceremony be held before the kick-off of each match of this round to show solidarity with Ukraine. During the one-minute applause, Chelsea fans at The Truffmore Stadium chanted "Chelsea" and "Roman Abramovich" as a way of expressing their gratitude to the owner.
Under the pressure of the international situation and the serious anti-Russian sentiment in British society, for the sake of Chelsea's future, the former Russian richest man Abu can only issue an official statement and decide to sell the club he has invested in for 19 years.
Since 2018, Abu has repeatedly refused to apply for a British visa, and he has not seen his team play at Stamford Bridge and at the British stadium for nearly 4 years. So much so that Abu had to write in an official statement that was almost pleading: "I wish I could come to Stamford Bridge Stadium for the last time and say goodbye to everyone in person." ”
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Although the British community has a negative opinion of Abu, Chelsea fans know how to be grateful, and Chelsea players also know how to be grateful, and their actions are the best proof.
Chelsea fans on the expedition chanted Abramovich's name before the game and applauded him constantly, both for the boss and for peace.
Chelsea beat Burnley 4-0, scoring all four goals in the second half, with Rees James passing and Havertz scoring twice, and Pulisic was the icing on the cake.
The captains of each team in this round of the Premier League are required to wear a special captain's armband in the color of the Ukrainian flag; the large screen before the game displays the unified slogan "Football Unites", and the background is the color of the Ukrainian flag blue and yellow.
The FA even informed the referee that there would be no penalty for Premier League players who expressed their support for Ukraine in this round. For example, after scoring a goal, stripping to celebrate revealing a T-shirt in support of Ukraine, the referee will not show a yellow card.
Brother Meow once again reiterated: love of peace, opposition to war, support for the Ukrainian people, these are no problems, the real problem lies in "double standards", and Western society is blatantly engaging in double standards.
Think of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Palestine, Iraq, Syria, and so on, when these countries were invaded, when the civilians in these countries lost their lives, did the official Premier League and the FA ever make a gesture of solidarity?
When Egyptian player Abtrich Abtrinka, in solidarity with Palestine in 2008, he received a yellow card after scoring a T-shirt emblazoned with "Sympathy for Gaza." The reason is that football cannot get involved in politics and should remain neutral.
Now that the players are in solidarity with Ukraine, the official agency has taken the initiative to go down and greet the referee, not only will not be punished, but also encouraged to do so. The double standard of this red fruit is also too faceless.
But we can also see that even in the European and American worlds, more and more people see the truth clearly and resent this set. The British mp who asked Chelsea legend Terry to remove the photo with Abu was directly punched in the face by Terry yesterday.
After Abu made a sale statement, Terry posted a group photo on social media, praising Abu as the best boss. This was attacked by British politicians, with Labour MP Chris Bryant writing asking Terry to delete the post: "Delete this post as soon as possible, the Ukrainian people are being bombed, shelled and murdered, and you are praising Abu. ”
The tough Terry did not delete the post, with one pro-Terry Blues fan writing: "I wonder if it makes sense for this mp to ask Terry to delete his history with Chelsea, which surprises me. Abu will forever be engraved in Chelsea's history and no one can change that and we thank the great Abu with love. ”
Terry later replied: "Guys are 100% right. It was this lawmaker who used taxpayers' money to increase his wealth. It was also this parliamentarian who voted for the invasion of Iraq. Finally, Terry was paired with a clown expression.