Exclusive: Alisher Usmanov’s backing for club while refused entry to UK raises questions about Premier League governance

Everton Football Club was funded by the oligarch Alisher Usmanov while he was barred from entering the UK, the Guardian can reveal.

The tycoon was told in a letter from the Home Office in September 2021 that his presence in the UK was “not deemed conducive to the public good”.

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