Piers Morgan's 'double standards' with U-Turn on Roman Abramovich as 2014 tweet uncovered

Jamie Carragher has hit back after being slammed for suggesting Chelsea's rivals should try and take advantage of the current uncertainty surrounding Roman Abramovich. The 55-year-old confirmed his plans to walk away from the Blues earlier this month - just days before he was slapped with sanctions by the UK Government in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Roman Abramovich has had all of his UK assets frozen after the Chelsea FC owner was slapped with big government sanctions.The Russian oligarch has a number of UK properties and is also said to owe the Queen £10,000 in rent.Due to his links with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Abramovich was sanctioned after the government highlighted his stakes in the steel company Evraz.It is claimed that Evraz steel has been used in the making of Russian tanks, currently engaged in the war in Ukraine, in which thousands have died and millions have been forced to flee their homes.

Chelsea handed out huge fees to agents right before Roman Abramovich was sanctioned on March 10.Data from February 2021 via the FA show that they paid £35million to intermediaries last year, the highest of any Premier League club.And fees this year were paid just days before Abramovich had his assets in the UK frozen over links to Russia president Vladimir Putin.Agents paid will have included the likes of Mino Raiola, who represents summer signing Romelu Lukaku.According to The Athletic, Chelsea usually make commission payments biannually, with intermediaries ordinarily paid in September and February.The most recent payment date would have fallen shortly before the sanction saga began, which has caused huge financial worry for Chelsea, the team, the staff, and the fans.Additionally, some 1,000 jobs are on the line owing to the sanctions currently put on the club by the UK government. Technical director Petr Cech even admitted he “didn’t have the answers” about whether the side would be able to pay staff.The club are operating but only under a special licence from the government that makes them functional as a sports team rather than as an enterprise.What do you think the future holds for Chelsea? Let us know in the comments section.The club’s oligarch owner is looking to sell the club amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

Bafta Awards - saying a man would have been "abused, shamed and cancelled" if he had cracked some of the jokes she did. The Australian actress also suffered a backlash from viewers who branded her "unfunny" and said they were "cringing" at her gags on Sunday night (March 13).

Piers Morgan, 56, did not hold back in his criticism of Rebel Wilson, who hosted this year’s BAFTA Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London.The former Good Morning Britain host said he was “cringing violently” in a scathing tweet shared with his 7.9 million followers.He wrote: “I’m cringing so violently watching Rebel Wilson attempt to host the #BAFTAs that I fear my eye sockets may explode.”In a separate tweet, Piers added: “Great to see Rebel Wilson cracking all the jokes that would get a man abused, shamed and cancelled if he cracked them. #BAFTAs”Other Twitter users appeared to agree with the broadcaster, taking to the social media platform to share their opinion on Rebel’s appearance.Ittatto23 fumed: “This isn’t the #EEBAFTAS, this is the unfunny #RebelWilson comedy show! What a pathetic sketch, going to a cinema and showing off her blurry shortcomings and sharing an unfunny gag with the bloke of Little Britain.“This is NOT after the 9pm watershed.”Deb19622 added: “Watching the BAFTS who picks the presenters?“Is rebel Wilson suppose to be funny it’s embarrassing.” (sic)RUTH_S_H wrote: “Rebel Wilson still hasn’t settled into this role.“It’s a shame because she is a TALENT.“Not her day.Such a shame.

Cristiano Ronaldo text Piers Morgan to explain what makes him the greatest footballer in history.Morgan has been a huge supporter of the iconic Portugal international in recent years as the debate between himself and Lionel Messi has raged on.Although PSG forward and Barcelona icon Messi has won seven Ballon d'Or trophies and two more than Ronaldo, his record across three major European leagues has split voters.Following the 37-year-old's stunning hat-trick against Tottenham and Messi's failure to help PSG past Real Madrid in the Champions League, Morgan has again spoken up with his thoughts. Morgan said in his column for The Sun that he had text Ronaldo on Sunday (March 11) to ask the man himself why he was the greatest of all time.Morgan said that Ronaldo, after saying that he needed more than three words, replied with two laughing emojis: "More than special one, I’m 'The Only One'."With the TV personality adding: "I could almost hear him chuckling – and winking - out of my phone.

Piers Morgan has called out actress and BAFTAs host Rebel Wilson for her crude jokes and claimed that the comments she made would "get a man abused".Australian actress Rebel Wilson, star of Bridesmaids and Cats, hosted the 75th annual British Academy Film Awards at London’s Royal Albert Hall. She wore her signature blonde hair in Hollywood style curls and a figure-hugging red sequinned dress, but viewers were more distracted with her inappropriate jokes throughout the evening.Wilson made a number of jokes including comments aimed at Prince Andrew’s Pizza Express comments, 10 Downing Street’s lockdown parties and she even stuck a middle up to the camera which was aimed at Vladimir Putin.She also made multiple jokes towards The Power Of The Dog star Benedict Cumberbatch and at one point, Rebel wheeled out a cake which was a bust of the actor.At times her jokes fell flat, receiving minimal applause and the audience often looked unimpressed.The 41-year-old actress began a segment where she gave out her own awards, which were just her “old bras” spray painted gold.She began handing them out to members of the audience and gave one out to "the person Leonardo DiCaprio would find the most attractive" because he "does like them young".Then she suddenly threw another one behind her to the "person with the best reflexes" as some audience members reached out to grab it.Journalist and ex-Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan was tuned into the show and seemed less than impressed with the wise-cracking presenter.

Piers Morgan, 56, has taken to social media to pay tribute to US journalist Brent Renaud who, according to reports, died after being shot by Russian forces in Ukraine. Brent was in a car with other journalists in the city of Irpin when troops opened fire, Kyiv police chief Andriy Nebytov said.Another journalist was injured in the attack and taken to hospital.Following the tragic news, Piers hailed his fellow journalists working in Ukraine as “absolute heroes” as he paid homage to Brent, who had worked for outlets including The New York Times.The broadcaster wrote: “My God, poor man.

Piers Morgan has taken aim at Alec Baldwin over reports he thinks he's "untouchable". The Talk TV star has spoken out with a savage assessment of the Hollywood actor.

Chelsea and the whole of football is a positive one.The Crystal Palace boss, who signed Chelsea defender Marc Guehi last summer and also has Blues forward Conor Gallagher on loan, made his comments after Thursday’s sanctioning of Abramovich. In response to the war in Ukraine and his links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the UK government has frozen Abramovich’s assets in this country, including the South West London club.

PIERS Morgan has slammed Alec Baldwin after the actor claimed he was "untouchable" following the fatal shooting on the set of his film. The star claimed he was covered by the movie contract and would be financially safe after shooting a cinematographer on set.

The Premier League have disqualified Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich as a director of the club, it has been announced.

Arsenal fan Piers Morgan has trolled Chelsea with a taunt about the "greatest Stamford Bridge moment".There are fears that the Blues could fall into administration or even be unable to finish the season as a result of their restrictions from the sanctions on owner Roman Abramovich.They are currently unable to sell merchandise or tickets and with sponsors considering pulling our of their deals, it is worrying times for Thomas Tuchel and Co.Not one to bite his tongue, Morgan has been vocal on social media about his rival club's situation and directed another jibe their way on Friday (March 11).He tweeted: "Should this be the end of ⁦Chelsea⁩, I think we can all agree this was the greatest moment in Stamford Bridge history…" Attached to the post was a collection of images of Morgan celebrating at the 2019 Soccer Aid event, which was hosted at Chelsea's stadium.The TV presenter was co-manager of the victorious Rest of the World side alongside Harry Redknapp.What truly is the greatest Stamford Bridge moment? Let us know in the comments section.Earlier in the day he had asked Chelsea star Mason Mount if he was interested in a move to his beloved Arsenal."Hi mate, @masonmount_10 - fancy a new life in North London?," wrote Morgan.Last month he criticised Chelsea for their "weasel words" response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.And he also condemned their supporters after they chanted Abramovich's name before a recent match at Burnley.The away end at Turf Moor bellowed out in support of their club's owner during a minute's applause to show solidarity for Ukraine.Morgan responded with "Classy" - followed by an emoji of someone being sick.However, he has been left with egg on his face after an old tweet from 2014 resurfaced.In it

Prince Harry after he confirmed he would not come back to the UK to attend a service for his late grandfather, Prince Phillip.The Duke of Sussex's representatives revealed yesterday (Friday 11) that he will not be returning to the UK later this month for the Duke of Edinburgh’s thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey. He had been expected to attend the event on Tuesday 29 March along with other members of the Royal Family.

Chelsea should be stripped of every trophy they won with Roman Abramovich’s cash, according to football pundit Stan Collymore.The former England striker said the UK Government’s decision to freeze the oligarch’s assets over his links to Russian warmonger Vladimir Putin called into question all the club’s achievements during Abramovich’s two-decade ownership.If Chelsea’s success was built on access to "dodgy" money how could the 21 trophies won with Roman’s roubles be allowed to stand, he asked.Collymore, 51, who played for a string of top clubs including Liverpool, Leicester and Aston Villa before becoming a TV and radio pundit, said punishment should be retrospective as it would be for offences such as doping and match-fixing.He said though Abramovich, 55, legally took control of the club he had been sanctioned for his historic support of Putin therefore it was logical to consider retro penalties.It was "the only way for English football to restore sanity", Collymore added.He tweeted: "So the question now needs to be asked if Chelsea's loans, access to 'dodgy' money and sanctions against its primary source of funds for 20 years is now rubber-stamped how can titles won in this period stand?"The British Government only knew Abramovich was a Putin accolyte today? Not the other 20 years? Who's leading the security services? Inspector Clouseau?"When RA bought the club the love of a team had strings attached. An oligarch.

Piers Morgan, 56, is famously forthcoming on his opinion on Meghan Markle, 40, and husband Prince Harry, 37, since they announced they were stepping down from the Royal Family.The former Good Morning Britain presenter has now once again slated the couple after Harry confirmed he will not be returning to the UK for his late grandfather's thanksgiving service.Prince Philip died of old age in April last year, two months before his 100th birthday, making him the longest-serving royal consort in world history.After Harry stepped down from the royals, he moved to California with his wife and two children, however, to the surprise of many returned to the UK for his grandfather's funeral.Nonetheless, a spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex confirmed today that he would not be attending his Phillip's service of Thanksgiving, which is due to be held at Westminster Abbey on March 29.Piers took to Twitter to fume at the breaking news as soon as it hit the headlines.Chris Ship, Royal Editor at ITV, posted the news on Twitter, with Piers replying in view of his 7.9 million followers.He included a tick emoji next to "Super Bowl" and "Texas Rodeo", with a big red cross emoji next to "Grandfather's service", highlighting the public events Harry had attended and comparing them to the one he was avoiding.Piers' fury was noticed from his tweet, with many social media users taking to the comments to unleash their view on the situation.TootingSouth said: "Very hurtful for HM The Queen, but I'm not surprised."Randomjottings1 added: "But if he is attending a Royal event he will be under their security so what is the problem?"BarbMazb58 commented: "He will regret it someday.

Gary Lineker, 61, has made a very public dig at Piers Morgan, 56, as he announced his new professional venture.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp agrees "100 per cent" with the UK Government's sanctions on Roman Abramovich.The Russian oligarch had his assets frozen on Thursday (March 10) which sent Chelsea, who he has owned since 2003, into a state of crisis.The Blues were able to proceed with their Premier League fixture against Norwich but there are serious concerns about matters off the pitch.Klopp has spoken out in support of the decision while also expressing his sympathy for those involved with the club, including his fellow German manager Thomas Tuchel."Thomas and I, we know each other, but we are not that close that we chat," he said."I feel for him and the players and all the employees at Chelsea because it's nothing they are responsible for but what happens around."One man is responsible for that and it's Vladimir Putin in the first place. "I don't know about Roman Abramovich's role in all these kind of things but over the years you could guess that maybe he's pretty close."And I then I think what the British government did is right to be 100 per cent honest but it is still not cool for all the people at Chelsea and all the supporters.What do you make of Klopp's comments? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

sanctions against Russian oligarchs yesterday.Most notable was the news that Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned. As he has had his UK assets seized, this has a direct impact on the club, who cannot purchase or sell players, nor sell new tickets.Chelsea players will still be paid their wages but the club cannot gain any income from ticket sales and only season ticket-holders can attend the rest of the season's home games.

Piers Morgan has hit out at royal biographer Omid Scobie in a scathing Twitter post after the ex-Good Morning Britain presenter branded the author as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's "fawning lickspittle". It comes after Prince William and Kate Middleton spoke to volunteers at a Ukrainian cultural centre on Wednesday.The Duke of Cambridge had said it was "alien" for his generation to see war in Europe.However, it was claimed and then amplified in social media posts, that the Duke of Cambridge had made comparisons to war in Asia and Africa, which were misreported.Omid has since taken to social media and shared video footage of Prince William speaking about the war in Ukraine.However, Piers took to Twitter today and slammed the royal biographer in a scathing post.In view of his 7.9 million followers, he fumed: "No surprise to see Meghan & Harry’s fawning lickspittle @scobie trying his best to smear Prince William with more fake racism claims."Disgusting, but no surprise.

Piers Morgan blasted Jussie Smollett on Twitter today following the news that the American actor has been given jail time for pretending to be a victim of a hate crime.The journalist’s fans on Twitter had a mixed reaction to Piers’ words.Piers, 56, wrote in view of his 7.9 followers on Twitter this morning: “Jussie Smollett, for all his pathetic courtroom squealing, is an entitled, narcissistic, arrogant, lying, hypocritical, race-baiting douchebag…“And his despicable actions were the inevitable consequence of a virtue-signalling society that celebrates & rewards victimhood.”Jussie, 39, has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after a jury found he lied to police about being the victim of a hate crime.Piers’ followers took to the comment section to share their thoughts on the story and the journalist’s unrelenting criticism of the actor.Some people were quite amused by the level of rage Piers displayed over the issue.Cookster636 wrote: “Don't hold back Piers. Just say what you really think.”“But how do you really feel about him?” added Tristan Eley teasingly.“Wish you'd get off the fence Piers!!!” added Chris with a laughing emoji.While others agreed with the journalist, with Taun Richards writing: “For once… I agree with you.”Clarence added: “Spot on as per, thanks for always speaking the truth unlike Jussie.”Simon penned: “Obviously there are a lot of issues with racism in America, but what he did was truly pathetic.