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James Montague, award-winning author of the The Billionaire鈥檚 Club, tells the story of how the super-rich bought English football and Chelsea FC became a sanctioned asset. From Putin鈥檚 oligarchs to hyper-capitalist Americans and oil-rich Middle Eastern royal families, James explores the concerns, crimes and crises that large waves of cash have brought to the home of the beautiful game.

Photo: Chelsea fans protest the UK government鈥檚 sanction of their club following owner Roman Abramovich鈥檚 alleged links with the Kremlin.鈥� Credit: James Montague /大象传媒

Producer: Ben Wyatt
Presenter: James Montague
A Comuniq茅 production for the 大象传媒 World Service