Russia's defeat in Israel may have sparked celebrations for
Chelsea's England players and Avram Grant, but Roman Abramovich was
furious. The Stamford Bridge owner stormed into the Russian
dressing room after the match to complain about the performance to
players and manager Guus Hiddink.
'The way you played tonight there would not have been any point in
reaching the Euro 2008 finals anyway,' he is reported to have said
after the 2-1 defeat.
Abramovich was still in a bad mood more than 24 hours later, when
he was involved in a skirmish with a photographer outside his Tel
Aviv hotel.
The billionaire is alleged to have manhandled Yoni Tobaly who
followed him from a restaurant to his hotel.
The photographer has since lodged a complaint with police and a
spokesman confirmed that the matter was being
investigated.
