Subscriber OnlyBusinessEconomicsGun-Toting Russian Who Charged Onto a Soccer Field Just Became a BillionaireIvan Savvidi ‘deeply sorry’ for March 11 incident in GreeceJapan Tobacco has agreed to buy his company for $1.6 billionIvan SavvidiPhotographer: Giannis Papanikos/NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty ImagesByAlexander Sazonov+FollowMarch 21, 2018, 7:00 AM UTCUpdated onMarch 21, 2018, 11:07 AM UTCIvan Savvidi just had a week to remember.It started March 11, when the pistol-packing Russian businessman charged onto a soccer field toward the end of a Greek Super League match to confront the referee for disallowing a last-minute goal. Five days later, he became a billionaire.
