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Chelsea Football Club owner Abramovich gets Portuguese citizenship
short by Veer Badani / on Tuesday, 21 December, 2021
Russian billionaire and Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich has become a Portuguese citizen, along with his Russian and Israeli passports, a spokesperson for Abramovich said on Saturday. A Portuguese media report cited justice ministry documents saying he was granted citizenship on April 30. Abramovich's case is based on a law offering naturalisation to descendants of Sephardic Jews.
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