deadspin.com - 8/27/2008
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Apparently Roman Abramovich doesn't like being first runner-up. After completing the silver sweep last season—finishing second in the Premier League, the Carling Cup, and the Champions League—the Russian billionaire responded by purchasing half of the Portuguese-speaking world. First he poached the former World Cup winning manager for Brazil, Luis Felipe Scolari, from his follow-up gig, then ...
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