Economics

Gun-Toting Russian Who Charged Onto a Soccer Field Just Became a Billionaire

  • Ivan Savvidi ‘deeply sorry’ for March 11 incident in Greece
  • Japan Tobacco has agreed to buy his company for $1.6 billion
Ivan SavvidiPhotographer: Giannis Papanikos/NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images
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Ivan 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.