Bruce Buck to step down as Chelsea chairman

Chelsea Soccer Membership have immediately confirmed that Bruce Buck will step down as Chairman of the membership on the finish of June, with new proprietor Todd Boehly anticipated to take his place.

It continues a significant reshuffle in west London, with the membership having been taken away from Roman Abramovich on account of the sanctions imposed on him by the British authorities following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Incoming Chelsea proprietor Todd Boehly earlier than the Premier League match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge on Could 22, 2022 in London, England. (Photograph by Robin Jones/Getty Photos)

Buck had been chairman of the membership since Abramovich took over in 2003, and can stay an integral a part of the Stamford Bridge facet as he strikes right into a senior advisor function, however will not occupy the primary seat.

‘Throughout Buck’s chairmanship, Chelsea solidified its place as one of many world’s elite soccer golf equipment and a globally recognised model adopted by thousands and thousands. In that point, the lads’s crew earned 18 main trophies (greater than some other English membership) whereas Chelsea FC Ladies received 12 main trophies’, Chelsea wrote in an official statement.

In the meantime, Buck was eager to level to his new place as senior advisor as a constructive step, relatively than a demotion.

‘I’m proud to have helped Chelsea understand nice success on the pitch and make a constructive affect locally,’ stated Buck. ‘Now could be the correct time to step down and let new possession construct on the sturdy foundations now we have in place. The house owners have a compelling imaginative and prescient for Chelsea’s future, and I sit up for serving to them obtain it on this new function alongside our unimaginable employees, gamers, coaches and supporters.’

And new proprietor Todd Boehly was fast so as to add his thanks for the 20 years of service that Buck offered, including:

‘Bruce has led Chelsea Soccer Membership to the best ranges of worldwide and home soccer, whereas additionally growing one of the vital lively social accountability initiatives in sport, We thank Bruce for his service and his dedication to the Membership.’

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Premier League desk

#	Group	MP	D	P
1	Leeds United	0	0	0
2	Manchester Metropolis	0	0	0
3	Manchester United	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0
5	Everton FC	0	0	0
6	Southampton FC	0	0	0
7	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
9	Newcastle United	0	0	0
10	Leicester Metropolis	0	0	0
11	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
12	Aston Villa	0	0	0
13	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
14	Fulham FC	0	0	0
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0
16	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
17	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
18	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
19	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
20	Brentford FC	0	0	0

Participant	Group	Targets
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Group	Purple Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Group	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6