Original sentence: In 1995 Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky, an associate of President Boris Yeltsin acquired the controlling interest in the large oil company Sibneft.The Times has reported that he was a market trader selling black market toys before his association with Boris Berezovsky
Edited sentence: (English Premiership football club)", indicating that he has loved and continues to love this game (football)., before his association with Boris Berezovsky.Abramovich has reportedly stated, "I love this game, I love this sport, I love this league.Although he has been accused of many offences, it has also been said that he worked hard in his early days, working from 8AM till 10PM.During this military service, he also sold gasoline stolen from the army tankers to the officers of his unit, charging them 20 kopeks a liter, to support himself and his lifestyle.For this offence of selling black-market goods, he could have been locked up in a Siberian gulag (prison) for five years, but he managed to get going without getting caught.He didn’t support any particular team, though he would watch the World Cup on TV.He wasn’t a big football fan.His undistinguished army service lasted two years, during which he failed to be promoted to the rank of sergeant, as high-flying conscripts could expect.However, his first wife, Olga, said in an interview about Abramovich, “He was not a sporty sort of person.I can’t remember him expressing any particular love for England either.In 1995, Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky, an associate of President Boris Yeltsin acquired the controlling interest in the large oil company Sibneft.The Times has reported that he was a market trader selling black market consumer goods, such as deodrants, toothpaste, etc.Thereafter, he started selling toys on street, such as plastic sailors, for ten roubles each (about £5).Why don't I get my own team.” Thus, the actual reasons for his purchase of the English football club remain obscure