Shakhtar Donetsk’s unlikely hero
Their period of domination is based on the wealth of their oligarch owner Rinat Akhmetov, of course, which leads many to dismiss their success — as though Dynamo Kiev’s power were derived from any more reputable source.
But whatever you may think of how Akhmetov made his money amid the collapse of the USSR, or even about super-rich owners in general, it can hardly be denied that he has been a model owner of his type.
