FILE PHOTO: Football fans walk past the outside of Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium before their Premier League match against Liverpool, in London, Britain, May 6, 2018. Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley
LONDON (Reuters) - Premier League soccer team Chelsea, whose Russian owner Roman Abramovich has faced delays in having his UK visa renewed, said on Thursday that work on their new stadium in London would be suspended indefinitely because of the unfavourable investment climate.
In a statement, the club did not say whether the decision was related to the visa problems of Abramovich who was reported to have taken Israeli citizenship earlier this week.
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