Is UEFA still sponsored by Gazprom?

UEFA has today decided to end its partnership with Gazprom across all competitions. The decision is effective immediately and covers all existing agreements including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA national team competitions and UEFA EURO 2024.

Which teams are sponsored by Gazprom?

Gazprom and football: Which clubs and leagues have partnerships with Russian gas company?

  • Ukraine-Russia crisis.
  • UEFA Champions League.
  • Zenit.
  • Schalke 04.
  • Crvena Zvezda.
  • UEFA Super Cup.
  • Russia.

How much does Gazprom pay UEFA?

The sponsorship deal has been in place since 2012 and has been reported to be worth around 40 million euros per season. UEFA and FIFA announced on Monday that all Russian national and club teams were suspended from international football.

Who sponsors the UEFA Champions League?

Heineken. The Amsterdam-headquartered Dutch brewery giant has been an official sponsor of the UCL since 1994. The current deal between Heineken and UEFA will see the former sponsor the UCL until 2024. Apart from branding rights, the deal also entails exclusive UCL content-creation and events for Heineken.

Who are Chelsea’s sponsors?

According to the club’s website, their three main sponsors – which are labelled as “Principal Partners” – are Nike, telecoms company Three and the hotel website Trivago.

Is Schalke owned by Gazprom?

Gazprom dropped by UEFA and Schalke as state-owned Russian company has ties severed following country’s invasion of Ukraine. UEFA and German side Schalke have announced the end of their lucrative partnerships with state-owned Russian company Gazprom.

Does Aeroflot sponsor Manchester United?

Aeroflot have been a major sponsor of United since 2013, the club and airline company also signed an agreement to extend the sponsorship in 2017.

Why is Gazprom advertising?

While other companies use sponsorships to sell consumer products, Gazprom uses its as a way to extend its gas network in Western Europe — and, by extension, extend the influence of Russia. That’s been especially true in Germany, where the team FC Schalke 04 has had a longstanding sponsorship deal with Gazprom.

How many sponsors does UEFA have?

In this article, we took a closer look at the biggest UEFA Champions League official sponsors. There are 8 big official sponsors behind this tournament: UniCredit, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, MasterCard, PepsiCo, Nissan, Gazprom, Heineken and Adidas.

How much does it cost to be a Champions League sponsor?

Japanese carmaker Nissan has signed up to become a sponsor of the Uefa Champions League, Europe’s top club football competition. The value of the four-year deal has not been revealed, but current sponsor packages are reported to be worth more than £45m($74.6m;54.5m euros) a season.

Who sponsors FC Barcelona?

Barca counts Nike , Japanese retailer Rakuten and Turkish company Beko as its main sponsors, according to its website. Rakuten has sponsored the men’s team since 2017 while toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker became the official shirt sponsor for the women’s team in 2018.

What is Chelsea 3 sponsor?

Chelsea are set to continue wearing shirts sponsored by mobile-phone operator Three for the rest of the season due to concerns that removing their logo would look messy and be potentially uncomfortable for the players.