Usmanov forgave Capello's salary debt

Billionaire Alisher Usmanov has forgiven his debt to the Russian Football Union. According to the businessman, he will not demand back 700 million rubles, which he allocated to pay off the debt to the head coach of the Russian national football team Fabio Capello.

Usmanov also said that he was then asked for financial assistance for the RFU, but "not really." “Of course, they asked, but not from the RFU, the Minister of Sports asked me. And I think that there is nothing so terrible, ”said the entrepreneur.

“This will be my help so that the RFU will correct its affairs and provide preparations for the World Cup, which will be held in our country,” Usmanov told reporters.

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• Alisher Usmanov in February 2015 allocated 400 million rubles to the RFU, and in June 2015 he gave another 300 million . There were rumors that the RFU would not repay these loans.
• On July 14, the RFU officially announced the termination of the contract with Fabio Capello. According to media reports, the amount of compensation for early dismissal amounted to 15 million euros. Usmanov assures that he did not give money for the "golden parachute".