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Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has emerged as one of the reported backers of a bid to buy Chelsea Football Club.

The news outlet also suggest that if the bid is successful then Hamilton has expressed a desire to play a formal role in Chelsea’s future efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Broughton, who is leading the bid, is a Chelsea fan but faces competition from two other bidders. If true, it would not be Hamilton’s first foray into investing having backed a range of early-stage companies such as Zapp which is a London-based rapid grocery delivery app.

Bids for the Premier League team began after the team's owner, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, was receiving sanctions from the government and announced ...

This is just panic," Liliya Marynchak, a 45-year-old teacher in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, told PEOPLE of the moment her city was bombed — one of numerous accounts of bombardment by the Russians. With NATO forces massing in the region around Ukraine, various countries have also pledged aid or military support to the resistance. Chelsea Football Club and its supporters will always be in my heart," the Russian investor concluded. "Moreover, I have instructed my team to set up a charitable foundation where all net proceeds from the sale will be donated. "I will not be asking for any loans to be repaid. "The sale of the club will not be fast-tracked but will follow due process," Abramovich continued.

On Thursday, Sky News reported that Hamilton has pledged £10 million pounds to the takeover bid led by British businessman Martin Broughton. The report states ...

Mercedes, the team Hamilton has been part of since 2013, also launched the ‘Accelerate 25’ programme, which aims to reach out to underrepresented groups and provide them a path to work in F1. Hamilton has made efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in Formula 1, launching the ‘Hamilton Commission’ in 2020, the findings of which were revealed last year. Lewis Hamilton is committing millions of pounds towards one of the bids to take over Chelsea F.C., according to a report.

The fight for Chelsea football clubs isn't over yet, with a shock and unexpected bid from two of the world's biggest sporting heroes.

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Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams have joined one of three shortlisted bids for Chelsea Football Club as the auction for the English Premier League side ...

The outlet confirms that amongst those investors backing the move are the seven-time F1 champion and the 23-time Grand Slam winner. Sources have indicated that ...

The involvement of famous athletes in Premier League clubs continues to be a prominent trend with LeBron James known to be a small shareholder in Liverpool for over a decade. A spokesperson for the Hamilton did however, confirm that his £10 million GBP investment was “not accurate.” According to Sky News, the takeover for the football club is spearheaded by Sir Martin Broughton, the former British Airways and Liverpool FC chairman.