INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Roman Abramovich is best known in Britain as the owner of Premier League soccer club Chelsea.Moscow/London:
British authorities, whose relations with Moscow have been strained, are yet to renew Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's visa after it
expired last month, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.Abramovich, best known in Britain as the owner of Premier League
soccer club Chelsea, is in the process of renewing his visa as part of a standard procedure, one of the sources said.It is taking longer
than usual but there is no indication that the visa will not be renewed as there is no refusal or negative feedback, he added.Millhouse, the
company which manages Abramovich's assets, declined to comment
Britain's Home Office could not be reached for comment
Abramovich did not attend Saturday's FA Cup final in London, the showpiece end to the English soccer season when Chelsea beat Manchester
It was not clear where he is currently staying.Relations between Britain and Russia hit a low after London accused Moscow of poisoning
former double-agent Sergei Skripal in Britain in March, prompting countries around the world to expel scores of Russian diplomats
Russia has denied any involvement in the poisoning and retaliated in kind.Abramovich made his fortune in the oil industry in the 1990s in
Russia and bought Chelsea in 2003 since when he has helped to transform the club into one of the most successful in the Premier League.©
