should AS Monaco and its Russian president Rybolovlev be worried?
DECRYPTION – Discreet in the media, the Monegasque club is not afraid of possible sanctions or boycott measures.
After Roman Abramovich, Dmitri Rybolovlev’s turn? For the first time in history, in such a clear-cut way, the world of sport is taking sides in an armed conflict and sanctions are raining down on Russia. Some Russian leaders are also in the sights of the international community and the sports world.
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At the head of the Chelsea club since 2003, Roman Abramovich preferred to step back and appoint the reins of his team “to the trustees of the charitable foundation” of the London club. Ligue 1 is also home to a billionaire Russian owner, Dmitri Rybolovlev, who has been in charge of Monaco since 2011 and discreet since the start of the war. Legend has it that the 55-year-old businessman, 224and richest man in the world in 2019, with a fortune estimated at 6.8 billion dollars, discovered a passion for football in the stands of the Chelsea stadium… at the invitation of Abramovich. He also found a good way to change his image and improve himself…