CSKA
Moskva is the football section of the CSKA sports club of Moscow, Russia. It
won the Soviet championship seven times, and won the Russian Premier League
champions title in 2003, finishing second in 2004.
Recently, the club received a major financial infusion from a sponsorship
deal with Sibneft, an oil company owned by Russian billionaire Roman
Abramovich. Abramovich will not take an ownership interest in the club; he
is the current owner of English Premiership power Chelsea, and UEFA rules
allow only one club controlled by any one entity (person or corporation) to
participate in European club competition in a given season. |
