Controversial candidates for Chelsea ownership withdraw bid to buy the club

Chicago Cubs chairman, Tom Ricketts. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Ownership Update: The Ricketts family-led consortium have now withdrawn their bid to purchase Chelsea According to an official statement (h/t The Sun), The Ricketts have now opted out of the race to buy Chelsea. The Chicago Cubs owners had faced heavy backlash from the start due to the ‘Islamophobic’ comments made by Joe Ricketts via … Read more