Comparing Financial Activities of Abu Dhabi and State-Owned Industries to Individuals like Roman Abramovich

Roman Abramovich hasn't been owner of Chelsea for a while but he's back in the news with a big leak of documents from Cypriot banks where he did his shady banking. We take stock of what these stories actually mean, what they tell us about how oligarch football team ownership functioned, and whether there will be any consequences for Chelsea.

On the Video International "trade": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67300638

And the football payouts: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/15/chelsea-fc-face-new-questions-over-how-roman-abramovich-funded-success

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