Brazilian football star Kaka of Italy’s A.C. Milan tops the list with nine million euros of income a year. Kaka comes 500,000 euros ahead of his country-fellow from Barcelona – Ronaldinho. Frank Lampard of Chelsea comes third with 8.16 million euros of profit a year. The list of richest footballers does not contain any Russian players, although Ukraine’s Andrey Shevchenmko, known as Sheva, takes the sixth position

26.02.2008
When Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was acquiring football club Chelsea in 2003, it was obvious that he would need to spend quite a lot to extricate the club from the financial crisis. Five years have passed, but the team still experiences problems. Chelsea remains an unprofitable club that loses nearly $200 million every year. Chances for improvement are tiny for at least two years

11.02.2008
Egypt won its record sixth African Cup of Nations title, capturing its second championship in a row with a 1-0 victory over Cameroon. Mohamed Aboutreika scored in the 77th minute, converting a cross from Mohamed Zidan for his fourth goal of the tournament.

03.12.2007
Russian billionaires Roman Abramovich and Leonid Fedun have found the way to thank the Croatian national soccer team which helped Russia qualify for Euro 2008. They are going to give Croatians 9 million euros as a present.