Wednesday, April 13, 2011

A Chechen Strongman's New Toy: Legendary Soccer Trainer Ruud Gullit Takes on Grozny


Dutch soccer star Ruud Gullit was a legend in the 1980s. Now he is the new manager of Chechen team Terek Grozny as part of a pet project by Chechnya's hardman leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, who hopes football success can help rebuild his battered country. But critics accuse Gullit, who used to be an outspoken proponent of human rights, of selling out.

2 comments:

Bobbie BS said...

Regardless of what you think about Ramzan Kadyrov you have to admit it's a step up from managing the LA Galaxy.

The Editor said...

I'm a big Kadyrov fan...