{
  "id": 7894683,
  "title": "Chelsea chairman and director sell stakes in club to majority owner Clearlake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/chelsea-chairman-and-director-sell-stakes-in-club-to-majority-owner",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T23:22:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvrl6egl1254o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter have sold their shares in the club to majority owner Clearlake Capital, resulting in the investment firm now possessing complete control. Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss has also divested his stake, with Boehly, Walter, and Wyss having originally held a 12.8% stake each. Clearlake had previously owned 61.5% of Chelsea. Boehly, who has served as chairman since 2022, will relinquish his position following the sale. He expressed gratitude for his time leading the club and acknowledged the contributions of various stakeholders. Clearlake's co-founders Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano will now lead the team.",
  "summary": "Clearlake Capital acquires full control of Chelsea as chairman Todd Boehly, director Mark Walter and Hansjorg Wyss sell their stakes in the club.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Walter and Boehly sell Chelsea FC stakes to Clearlake for £950mn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/walter-and-boehly-sell-chelsea-fc-stakes-to-clearlake-for-950mn",
        "published": "2026-09-16T22:32:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Boehly and Walter sell Chelsea stakes to Clearlake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/boehly-and-walter-sell-chelsea-stakes-to-clearlake",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:29:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "BREAKING: Todd Boehly and other minority owners sell stake in Chelsea to Clearlake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/breaking-todd-boehly-and-other-minority-owners-sell-stake-in-chelsea",
        "published": "2026-09-17T00:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Mark Walter and Todd Boehly sell Chelsea stakes to Clearlake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/mark-walter-and-todd-boehly-sell-chelsea-stakes-to-clearlake",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:12:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}