Soccer-Ricketts family defend diversity record after fan backlash over Chelsea bid


FILE PHOTO: A logo is seen at an entrance to Stamford Bridge, the stadium for Chelsea Football Club, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in London, Britain March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Chicago Cubs owners the Ricketts family, who are among a number bidders hoping to buy Premier League club Chelsea, declared that "diversity is central to our values" after a fan backlash over previous racist remarks.

The reaction was in response to leaked emails from 2019 in which American businessman Joe Ricketts described Muslims as his "enemy". Sources close to the deal have told Reuters Joe has nothing to do with the Chelsea offer, with his son Tom fronting it.

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