As depressing as Chelsea's recent run of form has been, Florent Malouda says that's not reason people may see him as something of an anti-social hermit. He's just protecting himself.
From The Mirror:
“I don’t have a lot of friends who live off me - it is for this reason I don’t mix much,” Malouda said. “I don’t have a lot of friends in football. One or two, no more.
“People say I am anti-social. But it is difficult to integrate into professional football. It is for that reason that I always say that I will work in football but not pro football. Everywhere there is money, there are problems with human relations people who think about making money and the exploitation of others.”
Greed certainly isn't something you can accuse Malouda of falling victim to. Like his friend and teammate Didier Drogba, the French Guiana native is quite generous with his wealth. He gave £250,000 to promote a DVD supporting earthquake relief in Haiti on behalf of his charity, One Love.
Though Malouda is wary of the relationship between money and football, he would love to blindly emulate his boss, Roman Abramovich.
But Malouda told French magazine So Foot he has never asked Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich where his money came from.
“Honestly, I don’t even know what his companies are called,” he added. “I never asked the question. I would like to be in his place, I would like him explain to me how he has done it. And I say to him thank you, because he has really used his money well.”
First of all, no, I don't think you really want to know how he made his money, Flo. That could have disastrous consequences for both your psyche and your physical well being. You're absolutely right about Abramovich using his money well, though. I mean, private underground nightclubs, a fleet of the world's largest yachts, a double-winning football club and soon, a World Cup? That's how you spend money.
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