2023-11-26 16:20:39
Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich (R) stands with his young son Aaron Alexander before the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge in London on May 24, 2015.
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Revelations surrounding former Chelsea chairman Roman Abramovich’s galaxy of offshore companies have exposed football’s murky financial practices. Can you be a leader without diving into this system?
The world of football is special. But I would say that if an owner does not want to enter the system, he must show great will and have strong backs. The leaders may be in good faith, but financially they will gain nothing. Furthermore, their clubs will have little chance of playing leading roles. If they want to make money, they almost surely have to get involved in a system populated by shell companies that will lead them to tax havens.
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