Bunyodkor

By his own admission, money took him to Bunyodkor.

Why Is This Soccer Star Moving to Angola? Gabriele Marcotti 2012

Even if he felt shortchanged, odds are he made up for it in 2008, when he shocked the world by agreeing to move to Bunyodkor, a club in Uzbekistan, for a reported $14 million over two years.

Why Is This Soccer Star Moving to Angola? Gabriele Marcotti 2012

Meanwhile, Luiz Felipe Scolari, who was released as coach of glamour side Chelsea last year, ostensibly because his emotional, driven style was not favored by his players, remains the world's highest paid coach, pulling down $19.7 million a year as manager of Uzbekistan League champions Bunyodkor in Tashkent, stadium size, 8,000.

Eric Ehrmann: Brazil's Football Fandango: Can "Coach Dopey" Win the World Cup? 2010

Meanwhile, Luiz Felipe Scolari, who was released as coach of glamour side Chelsea last year, ostensibly because his emotional, driven style was not favored by his players, remains the world's highest paid coach, pulling down $19.7 million a year as manager of Uzbekistan League champions Bunyodkor in Tashkent, stadium size, 8,000.

Brazil's Football Fandango: Can "Coach Dopey" Win the World Cup? 2010

Perhaps the most extraordinary move of all was the former Brazil and Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari's shock appointment at little-known Bunyodkor in Uzbekistan in 2009.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

Gao Lin's point-blank header seemed destined for the top-left corner but the Bunyodkor keeper stretched to tip the ball over the crossbar, to the open-mouthed disbelief of the Chinese players and fans.

NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

Certainly, Bunyodkor were receiving major financial backing from somewhere - in an impoverished country where dissidents are tortured and children as young as seven are forced out of school and into fields to pick cotton, the club was able to give Scolari a contract that reportedly made him the best-paid manager in the world, worth around £12m per year.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

A team only set up in 2005, Bunyodkor is believed to be part of a vast clandestine business empire run by Gulnara Karimova, the glamorous daughter of the Uzbekistan President, Islam Karimov, one of the world's most brutal dictators.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

Bunyodkor, Asia's richest club, must now beat Wahda in its last match later this month to have any chance of continuing Scolari's ambition of adding the Asian continental club title to his World Cup triumph as coach of Brazil in 2002.

Brownsville Herald : By RONALD BLUM 2010

Enzo Trosseros side, who were beaten 3-0 by Bunyodkor last month, appeared to be coasting at the break as Abdul-Malik Ziaya opened the scoring after just 12 minutes before

WN.com - Business News 2010