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Article: Olympic headache for the Usmanovs.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 1, 2008
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Byline: Daniel King
BILLIONAIRE Alisher Usmanov continues to have designs on controllingArsenal but has worries closer to home with his wife, leading rhythmicgymnastics coach Irina Viner, facing the prospect of missing the BeijingOlympics.
The Federation International de Gymnastique (FIG) have confirmed that Vinerwill answer disciplinary charges at a hearing in Lausanne on June 15.
In April one of Viner's great rivals, Ukraine coach Irina Deriugina, was bannedfrom judging at or participating in any international event for eight yearsafter the FIG found her guilty of 'discrediting the image of gymnastics,unsporting behaviour, and attempts to illegally influence ...
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Article: SOCCER In Brief: Raising stakes.(News)
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);
September 18, 2007 ;
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...RUSSIAN businessman Alisher Usmanov is now the second-highest shareholder in Arsenal after his company Red and White Holdings Limited raised their stake in the club to 21%.
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