The former world footballer of the year has received a promotion - but he can do his new job from London
“I immediately said yes,”Mr Shevchenko was later joined by several more of the country’s most revered sporting icons as ambassadors for United24, including heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk and tennis player Elina Svitolina.Mr Shevchenko was known to be a close personal friend of former Chelsea owner, who brought him to West London in 2006 but was forced to sell the club after being sanctioned over links to the Kremlin following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“Abramovich and I had a long relationship and I don’t think it will ever be the same,” the ex-striker said last year.
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