Chelsea F.C., called Chelski in the British media, a reference to Russian owner Roman Abramovich.
They also came across several members of the country's new oligarchy, including Roman Abramovich, now owner of Chelsea F.C.
In an auction at Sotheby's New York the work was purchased for US$ 86.3 million by the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, recording the highest price paid for a postwar work of art.
His role was seen similar to that of Roman Abramovich, who started to invest massively in Chelsea in 2003, turning them in one of the best teams in Europe.
Within a week Chelsea was acquired by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
The importance of this result cannot be overstated, as qualification for the Champions League was considered essential to Roman Abramovich's impending takeover of the club, which was at the time in some financial difficulty.
He collects classic Norwegian art, and reportedly turned down an offer of $200m (£180m) from Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich for his Chelsea home.
Until recently Roman Abramovich owned a large country estate at Fyning Hill, near Rogate, which he bought from Australian media magnate Kerry Packer.
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They have one daughter, Darya Zhukova, who is the romantic partner of oil oligarch and reputed political strongman Roman Abramovich.
Since the installation of Rabbi Lazar as the Chief Rabbi of Russia by the Federation of Jewish Communities there have been a number of controversies associated with Federation influence with president Vladimir Putin, and their funding from various Russian oligarchs, including Lev Leviev and Roman Abramovich.
Chelsea Chairman Bruce Buck, said: "Chelsea should always be grateful to those who invested in CPO. We know only too well how close the club came to losing our home prior to the formation of CPO, but that threat has now gone under Mr Abramovich's ownership and with the CPO structure in place we cannot plan with certainty for the future. I hope all shareholders vote in favour of the proposal."
The biggest Feadship built, in June 2009 she was sold by her original owner, the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, to a philanthropist for $200 million.
Krasner and his consortium eventually sold the club to former Chelsea supremo Ken Bates, a flamboyant character who had himself recently sold Chelsea FC to billionaire Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
In 2006 Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich sponsored an exhibition of Penson's photographs of Uzbekistan in agreement with the Moscow House of Photography on 29 November 2006 at the Gilbert Collection at Somerset House in London.