Oligarchs pile up away goals

Russia's richest businessmen have set themselves a new objective - the acquisition of foreign enterprises for pleasure, profit and expertise.

Roman Abramovich, Russian oligarch who bought Chelsea football club for an estimated $230 million, “just for fun.”

IT WAS A shock deal for most Englishmen when Roman Abramovich bought Premiership football club Chelsea “just for fun” – in fact, for an estimated $230 million in July. But it was little more than small change for Russia’s second-richest oil and metals magnate. Overnight, English tabloid newspaper readers were boning up on their Russian history and finding out just who these oligarchs are.

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