Liverpool, Everton Club, playing the English Premier League (EPL), decided today to halt its major sponsorship with companies belonging to Alisher Usmanov, the Russian metals tycoon who has been sanctioned by the European Union (EU).
The move came in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“The club can confirm that it has suspended with immediate effect all commercial sponsorship arrangements with the Russian companies USM, Megafon and Yota,” Everton said in a short statement.
They are Usmanov’s companies, with USM having sponsored Everton’s training facility since 2017.
Everton manager Frank Lampard, who joined the club last month, said the decision to suspend its sponsorship deals with Usmanov’s companies was “a show of us, as a club, doing the right thing.”
Source: Oman News Agency