Ukraine-Russia War: UEFA have cancelled their sponsorship deal with Russian energy company Gazprom, European soccer’s governing body said on Monday, reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A few days ago Schalke o4 a German club had decided to remove the Gazprom name from the jerseys. Follow Ukraine-Russia War updates on Insidesport.IN
Ukraine-Russia War: After Schalke removed Gazprom from their shirts, UEFA has decided to cancel Gazprom sponsorship deal
ℹ️ Following recent developments, FC Schalke 04 have decided to remove the logo of main sponsor GAZPROM from the club’s shirts. It will be replaced by lettering reading ‘Schalke 04’ instead.#S04 pic.twitter.com/9kpJLRzTQ7
— FC Schalke 04 (@s04_en) February 24, 2022
Ukraine-Russia War: UEFA has decided to cancel Gazprom sponsorship deal
“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.”
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.
Ukraine-Russia War: Schalke remove Gazprom from their shirts
German football club Schalke 04 who currently play in the Bundesliga 2 said on Thursday that the club would remove Russian gas company Gazprom from all its shirts, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Gazprom is the main shirt sponsor of Schalke and since the company is Russian, the German club has come to this decision.
“In light of the events, developments and escalation of the past days, FC Schalke 04 has decided to remove the logo of the main sponsor, Gazprom, from the shirts,” the second division club said in a statement.
In place of the sponsor, players would carry the team name across their shirt, the club said, adding that the decision had been taken “after talks” with Gazprom’s Germania subsidiary. The Gelsenkirchen-based club, historically one of Germany’s best supported teams, has been sponsored by Gazprom since 2007.
Ukraine-Russia War: After Schalke removed Gazprom from their shirts, UEFA has decided to cancel Gazprom sponsorship deal
