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Originally Posted by lazypucker
Money laundering is a given, but what's the difference between a Russian owner compared to an Arab, American, British, or Asian owner?
Abramovich is being singled out only because he is Russian and Russia is doing some bad things right now...
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No, he's been a target for a long time, because it's effectively blood money. It's definitely not new. Same issue as with the Saudis and Newcastle. The thing is, supporters of the club have less of an issue. When the Saudis bought Newcastle you have people attending the games dressed up as Sheikhs and that kind of thing, which is pretty gross given the reputation of that regime.