Lewis Hamilton’s love of football drove desire to join Broughton Chelsea bid

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F1 world champion and Serena Williams in consortium‘I became an Arsenal fan, but ultimately I’m a sporting fan’Lewis Hamilton has revealed his childhood love of football and a desire to make a positive impact on diversity in the sport as the motivation behind his involvement in a bid for Chelsea. Hamilton and his close friend Serena Williams have joined Martin Broughton’s consortium in what is believed to be a bid of more than £200m, which the seven-times Formula One world champion described as an “opportunity to be part of something great”.Hamilton confirmed his involvement on Thursday and speaking before this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola he explained what had prompted him to potentially invest in the Chelsea bid, even though he is an Arsenal fan. Continue reading...

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