^*^ Ricketts family vow to forsake European Super League as part of Chelsea bid

• Chicago Cubs owners produce wide-ranging eight-point plan
• Supporters had protested against the bid on Saturday

The Ricketts family raised the stakes in their controversial bid to buy Chelsea from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich on Sunday when they produced a list of pledges, including never to participate in a European Super League, in a wide-ranging eight-point plan aimed at placating Chelsea’s fans.

The Chicago Cubs-owning Ricketts, who are among four bidders for the club, have met with fan resistance owing to historic Islamophobic emails from family patriarch Joe Ricketts. Supporters have voiced concerns over the Ricketts’ candidacy online and staged a small demonstration at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

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