text: Roman Abramovich has never spoken in public since buying Chelsea, nor is there any expectation that he will. So the nearest to that happening could be a landmark event at Stamford Bridge next month. Marina Granovskaia is a Chelsea director and arguably the most powerful woman in English football as the club’s transfer and contract negotiator. She is also Abramovich’s day-to-day link with his football team. She is confirmed to speak — at least according to the organisers — for the first time publicly to an audience of 300 senior sports industry figures at a women in sport conference planned by the Leaders brand on May 21. Marina Granovskaia poses with Eden Hazard as the Chelsea playmaker signs his new contract in February . Roman Abramovich has never spoken in public since buying Chelsea, nor is there any expectation that he will . Granovskaia is confirmed to speak at a Leaders conference at Stamford Bridge, her first public appearance . Granovskaia, who sold David Luiz for a remarkable £50million, is understood to regard the occasion as an appropriate platform to reveal more about her work in sport, although Chelsea said last night that her appearance is ‘still under discussion’. The club are known to be keen for a fresh voice to be heard from their hierarchy following the departure last October of CEO Ron Gourlay, whom Granovskaia has effectively replaced. She has worked for Abramovich since graduating from Moscow State University in 1997. Her hard negotiating style is such that she allegedly told captain John Terry to ‘take it or f****** leave it’ before he signed his one-year contract extension. Chelsea deny that the Terry exchange took place, describing it as an 'urban myth'. Granovskaia sold defender David Luiz for a remarkable £50million last summer to Paris Saint-Germain . She allegedly told captain John Terry to ‘take it or f****** leave it’ over a contract extension that he signed . The ridiculous saga of Greg Dyke’s £16,400 Parmigiani watch was finally concluded on Tuesday when the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s ethics committee closed fanciful proceedings against Dyke after the watch was returned to Zurich. Dyke, who received it as a gift from the Brazilian football federation at the FIFA Congress in Sao Paulo 10 months ago, had wanted to donate the proceeds from its sale to the FA cancer charity. But after months of legal wrangling, Breast Cancer Care gave the watch back. No wonder the Garcia report into World Cup bid corruption is still under wraps when FIFA spend nearly a year dealing with utter irrelevancies. FIFA’s ethics committee closed proceedings against Greg Dyke after a £16,400 watch was returned to Zurich . Graeme Swann has shown his upset at having his F-type Jaguar stolen in Nottingham by asking nearly 700,000 Twitter followers to call the police if it is seen. Two-Jags Swann, who also had an XKR in the garage when he was an England player, did extra promotional work with Jimmy Anderson to qualify for the F-type. However, there will not be such a clamour for cars next season with Toyota due to replace Jaguar as England’s car providers. Graeme Swann has asked nearly 700,000 Twitter followers to call the police if his F-type Jaguar is seen . Channel 4 have escaped remarkably lightly from their mighty blunder by missing the start of the 2.40 race on the all-weather championship card at Lingfield on Good Friday because they were on a commercial ad break. A forgiving spokesman for sponsors 32Red, one of racing’s biggest backers, said: ‘It is obviously very unfortunate but it is an isolated incident and should be viewed in that light.’ Plenty of other sponsors would be demanding that heads roll for such an error — and they might if C4 muck up the Grand National. C4 say IMG’s production team were short-staffed at Lingfield. Channel 4 have escaped  lightly from their mighty blunder by missing the start of the 2.40 race at Lingfield . AINTREE'S DOUBLE GAFFE . Aintree have scored two PR own goals in the build-up to Saturday’s Grand National. First Aintree managing director John Baker tried to ban pictures of women behaving badly or dressed inappropriately on Ladies’ Day by threatening to take away accreditation from the photographers responsible, even though images add to the charm of the occasion. Yet, at the same time, the race was promoted with a C4 special of My Big Fat Gypsy Grand National, which included a hen party at Aintree. The travellers called the crowd ‘tramps’ and one of them named Danielle added: ‘I thought the Grand National was a posh event. I’ve seen girls literally bouncing off the ground.’ Stars of My Big Fat Gypsy Grand National pose for a photo during their hen party at Aintree . The three challengers to Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency, Prince Ali of Jordan, Michael van Praag and Luis Figo, are all expected to speak at the Soccerex conference in Jordan next month. But the trio’s bids look doomed after Blatter was pledged all 54 votes from the African Football Congress on Tuesday. President Issa Hayatou told Blatter: ‘Africa is comfortable having you, Africa stays with you.’ Sepp Blatter was pledged all 54 votes from the African Football Congress on Tuesday in a blow to his rivals .
target: Roman Abramovich has never spoken in public since buying Chelsea .
  But Marina Granovskaia, Chelsea director, is set to speak next month .
  She is among speakers at a conference to be held at Stamford Bridge .
  Greg Dyke finally handed back the £16,400 watch given to him by FIFA .
  Graeme Swann has  asked Twitter followers to help find his Jaguar car .
  Channel 4 have been let off by sponsors 32Red after an ad-break gaffe .
  C4 special, My Big Fat Gypsy Grand National, included an Aintree hen party .
  Sepp Blatter's rivals' FIFA bids look doomed after Africa pledge .