Russian businessman quits roles at Portsmouth
November 29, 2011
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PORTSMOUTH, England—A Russian businessman arrested last week in connection with financial fraud in the Baltics has quit as chairman and director of the second-tier English soccer club Portsmouth.
Vladimir Antonov was detained and later released on bail along with a Lithuanian business partner following allegations of asset-stripping at two banks, Snoras Bank in Lithuania and its Latvija Krajbanka subsidiary in Latvia.
Antonov's Convers Sports Initiatives was placed into administration -- the British equivalent on bankruptcy -- on Tuesday. Convers is Portsmouth's parent company.
Portsmouth says the company responsible for operating the team -- Portsmouth Football Club Limited -- is continuing to trade and isn't in administration.
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