Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has a rather curious new addition built in to his latest oversized yacht…Ambramovich has installed an anti-paparazzi “shield”.
Lasers sweep the surroundings and when they detect a CCD, they fire a bolt of light right at the camera to obliterate any photograph.
With Real Madrid and Manchester City having hughe summers in the transfer market, it looks like it’s Roman’s turn to make some waves before the window closes and the season starts. According to the Daily Mail, Roman is looking set to splash out £100 million to land Andrea Pirlo, Sergio Aguero and Franck Ribery. Ribery and Aguero have been on the radars of Man United as well, so there might be some last minute deal making before the season kicks off. Could these signings swing where the title ends up this season?
With Chelsea playing wicked ball, but Chelsea Coach Hiddink promising only to stay the year, The Sun is reporting that current AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has given a promise to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to take over the club next year. (more…)
According to Forbes Magazine, Roman Abramovich was the 15th richest person in the world with a worth of over $23.5 Billion in May of 2008. Since then, things have changed dramatically for the Chelsea owner.
If you ever wondered how much it cost Chelsea in severance packages when Jose Mourinho and Avram Grant (and don’t forget their staff as well) were fired, now you have the opportunity as Chelsea have announced a 65.7 Million Pound loss for the business year ending June 30, 2008.
First, he cancelled his NYE party in Aspen. Now there are rumors Abramovich may be contemplating selling either Chelsea FC or his yacht, “Polaris”. And then comes this; a group of Latvians are offering their entire country up for $10.7 billion, with “plenty of space to dock your yacht”.
It didn’t matter the Chelsea dropped 5 on Roy Keane’s Sunderland side this morning as Roman Abramovich made it clear that his aim of balancing Chelsea’s books by 2010 was still on the forefront.
A Chelsea spokesman confirmed that the Stamford Bridge club had reduced their worldwide scouting group from 25 to just 10, adding: ‘We are restructuring our scouting network in order to re-focus priorities on key targets and in key territories.’
UK High Court Judge Mr. Justice Christopher Clarke has claimed that Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich’s ownership in Chelsea is just a “hobby and leisure interest” during his courts initial hearing of a case brought against Abramovich by Yugraneft, a bankrupt Russian Oil Company that is claiming it was defrauded out of a 50% Siberian Oil Field stake.
Ruling that the case can not be heard in the UK because of the lack of time spent there, Justice Clark brought about the 2003 purchase and subsequent 600 Million Pound Abramovich pumped into Chelsea saying “It is not a business investment. The sums that Mr Abramovich has given to the club far exceed any return that could possibly be expected.”
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