Yuri Zhirkov is a left wing-back who plays for English side Chelsea and the Russian national team. Zhirkov arrived at Chelsea in July 2009 from Russian club CSKA Moscow, for a fee of £18m. This made him the most expensive Russian player of all time. With CSKA Zhirkov had won 2 Russian League titles, 4 Russian Cups and the 2005 UEFA Cup. In Zhirkov’s first season at Chelsea they won the double.

Roman Abramovich is a Russian businessman, best known outside Russia as the owner of English football club Chelsea. According to the 2010 Forbes rich list, he is the 4th richest man in Russia and the 50th richest person in the world. Abramovich became the owner of Chelsea in June 2003, taking over from Ken Bates who went ahead to buy Leeds United. Since Abramovich’s take over Chelsea have won the Premier League three times, the FA Cup three times, the League Cup twice and they have been runners-up in the 2008 UEFA Champions League.