Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich flew into Boston Wednesday to watch his team defeat the New England Revolution in a soccer match that raised an estimated $4 million for organizations fighting anti-Semitism and discrimination across the world.
Abramovich joined Revolution owner Robert Kraft to watch the game at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, with both men having donated $1 million towards the charity fund. Follow @cnnsport Around 25,000 people attended the game, which was organized soon after last October's attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh that killed 11 people. The synagogue is one of 15 organizations that will receive money from the game.
— James Masters May 15, 2019 "They've visited schools, been to the Holocaust memorial in Boston, they were all at my home last night, both teams for a program. A lot of people talk about things but Chelsea actually does it and stands behind it."Chelsea have been a great role model and show great leadership and a great partner. We are honored to do this. I think it has turned out pretty well.
How Borussia Dortmund is tackling anti-Semitism 04:30The idea for the campaign was conceived in November 2017 by Abramovich himself after an informal meeting with the club's board. Abramovich, who is Jewish, raised concerns over a rise of anti-Semitic incidents across the world and suggested Chelsea attempt to address the issue.
CNN poll reveals anti-Semitism is alive and well in Europe 01:57Since launching the campaign in January 2018, Chelsea has taken supporters to Auschwitz to educate them on the horrors of the Holocaust, invited survivors to speak to the squad, and has helped raise money for a new Holocaust exhibition at London's Imperial War Museum. "The Holocaust was a crime without parallel in history," wrote Abramovich.
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