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{{short description|Russian businessman}}
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'''Anton Zingarevich''' (Russian: Антон Зингаревич) is a Russian [[businessman]] best known for being the former owner of [[Reading F.C.|Reading Football Club]], who play in League One of the English
|title= Reading sack Brian McDermott with Paolo Di Canio favourite to take over|date=11 March 2013|work=Guardian|access-date=12 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Reading sack Brian McDermott">{{cite web|url= http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/197089.html|title= Reading sack Brian McDermott|date=11 March 2013|work=ESPN|access-date=12 March 2013 }}</ref> and the subsequent employment of Nigel Adkins. On 2 June 2014, Reading announced that Anton Zingarevich had left the board of the club.
==Early life and education==
Zingarevich is the son of [[Boris Zingarevich]], a Russian multi-billionaire. Zingarevich attended Thornlow Senior School in Weymouth, Dorset, from the age of 14. At the age of 16, Zingarevich began education at [[Reddam House, Berkshire|Bearwood College]], near [[Wokingham]], England, studying there for two years. Whilst studying at Bearwood, Zingarevich would watch Reading F.C. play at [[Elm Park]]
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===Reading===
In January 2012, it was announced that [[Sir John Madejski]], the chairman of [[Football League Championship|Championship]] football club [[Reading F.C.]], was in talks with Thames Sport Investment, a company founded by Zingarevich, over a takeover of the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2106863_secretive_tsi_will_reveal_identity_on_completion_of_reading_fc_deal |title=Secretive TSI will reveal identity on completion of Reading FC deal – Reading FC – Football – Sport – getreading – Reading Post |publisher=getreading |date=23 January 2012 |access-date=17 July 2012}}</ref> The deal was completed on 29 May 2012. The takeover had a significant effect on the club's fortunes, persuading star player [[Jimmy Kébé]] to sign a new contract and [[Blackburn Rovers]] forward [[Jason Roberts (footballer)|Jason Roberts]] to join the club. Reading were promoted as Champions at the end of the season, prompting Zingarevich to promise to expand the [[Madejski Stadium]] and invest in the club's academy.{{
On 11 March 2013, Zingarevich sacked McDermott with Reading in 19th place.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="Reading sack Brian McDermott"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport
===Botev===
In 2021, Zingarevich became owner of Bulgarian club [[Botev Plovdiv]]. The Russian appointed Azrudin Valentic - coach of the second tier team Fremad Amager, as coach and the Spanish Daniel Cerejido as Executive Director.
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On 22 December 2023 Russian and Bulgarian media informed that Zingarevich and PFC Botev were subject of an investigation of FIFA's disciplinary committee for the irregular transfer of minors from Africa to Europe using European clubs. According to the media Zingarevich, if found guilty, could be banned from football for a period of 15 years an economic fine and PFC Botev could suffer form a two to three-period ban of transfers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Минчев |first=Николай |date=2023-12-22 |title=ФИФА подготвя много сурово наказание за собственика на Ботев Пловдив |url=https://www.kotasport.com/fifa-podgotvya-mnogo-surovo-nakazanie-za-sobstvenika-na-botev-plovdiv/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=KotaSport |language=bg-BG}}</ref>
=== Other clubs ===
In 2018, companies controlled by Zingarevich acquired a controlling share in Danish club [[Fremad Amager]]. During the same time period, Zingarevich also purchased Russian club Vista-Gelendzhik, Ghanaian side [[Cheetah F.C.|Cheetah FC]] and Nigerian side PSports Academy. Following the acquisition of Botev, Zingarevich sold his shares in Fremad to American investors in 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chepilski |first=Anton |last2=Georgiev |first2=Ognyan |date=3 October 2023 |title=A Russian Oligarch’s Son and his Plovdiv Odyssey: Part II |url=https://kinsights.capital.bg/politics_and_society/2023/10/03/4534538_a_russian_oligarchs_son_and_his_plovdiv_odyssey_part_ii/ |website=KapitalInsights}}</ref>
Zingarevich has used [[Cyprus|Cyprus-registered]] Lucid Football Holding and Lucid Football Capital, as well as [[Monaco|Monaco-domiciled]] SCP Waterfront to control and finance his various investments in football.<ref name=":0" />
==Personal life==
===Marriage and divorce===
In 2008, Zingarevich met his future wife, a Belarusian [[Victoria's Secret]] model called Yekaterina Domankova, commonly called Katsia.<ref name="sports1">{{cite web|url=http://en.sports.ru/en/football/136132035.html |title=Who is Mr. Zingarevich? – Football – Sports.ru |publisher=En.sports.ru |access-date=17 July 2012}}</ref> The couple divorced in 2014.
===Prosecution===
In 2016, a few years later leaving Reading, an international order of detention was issued by the Russian authorities for a case of embezzlement of 30 million pounds,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-07-19 |title=Ex-Reading chief Zingarevich charged over alleged £30m embezzlement |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-36835299 |access-date=2023-04-04}}</ref> Zingarevich left the United Kingdom and established his residence in the United States, a territory with no extradition treaty with Russia.
===Sanctions===
In 2022, Anton Zingarevich and his parents were sanctioned by decree of the President of Ukraine due to "close ties to the Russian Federation regime, which has prepared and is conducting, contrary to the charter documents of the United Nations, an aggressive war against Ukraine, in which '''crimes against humanity are committed and the genocide''' of the Ukrainian people is taking place an thus, the subject is responsible for material or financial support for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine."<ref>[https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/7272022-44485]</ref>
==References==
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