British government sanctions against Russian owner Roman Abramovich that only served to intensify the team’s growing pariah status in the soccer world.
It was a tumultuous day off the field but business as usual on it for the club that is swiftly becoming one of the most talked-about teams in the soccer world — for all the wrong reasons.
Fans of Liverpool and Manchester United called for the removal of their clubs’ American owners during protests outside their stadiums prompted by the ill-fated European Super League project on Saturday.