Chelsea appoint Laurence as new chief executive

Laurence was previously the director of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment - the company controlling the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs, NBA's Toronto Raptors and MLS club Toronto FC - and is scheduled to start working at Chelsea next month.

(Reuters)

"He will be working with the owner and the board to increase our commercial revenues and maximise digital opportunities, identifying new ways to best serve our supporters... " club chairman Bruce Buck said in a statement.

(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)