Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Central Asian oligarch eyes seat on UEFA executive committee (The Associated Press)

In this photo taken on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Kazakh oligarch Kairat Boranbayev, right, poses with former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, center, Kazakh boxer Ivan Dychko, second right, and Kazakh boxing instructor Asylkhan Busurmanov, left, in Astana, Kazakhstan. Based in the city of Almaty, five time zones and 3,350 miles (5,400 kilometers) east of UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, the politically connected businessman, Kairat Boranbayev, is targeting a seat on the executive committee of European football's governing body. (AP Photo)

From the depths of Central Asia, Kazakh oligarch Kairat Boranbayev is targeting one of the top jobs in European soccer. Boranbayev is based in Almaty, five time zones and 5,400 kilometers (3,350 miles) east of UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. UEFA is in flux under President Aleksander Ceferin, with only three of the existing executive committee members running again among 13 candidates for eight seats at the governing body's congress on April 5.


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