SCOUT· 49%1h 00m·2026-09-06·SportsWhat If... Abramovich bought Spurs instead of Chelsea?
For episode two of What If... we're talking Chelsea's former owner Roman Abramovich - and the parallel universe where he buys Spurs, or even Arsenal, instead of the Blues. Emma Paton is joined by The Athletic's Tim Spiers and Spurs writer Jack Pitt-Brooke and Chelsea writer Liam Twomey to delve into the influence of…
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“Nice to see journalists asking such important questions…”
“The biggest sliding doors moment was the last game of the 2002/3 season, Chelsea at home to Liverpool. The winner took 4th spot and a Champions League spot, the loser finished 5th. Chelsea won 2-1. Six weeks after that Roman purchased Chels…”
“Abramovich taking over Chelsea is like the start of Premier League 2.0. The first decade or so was the Sky TV money changing the level of money in the game, the attractiveness to foreign stars, really picking thre EPL up to equal and potent…”
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