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Reports claim Sony set to end FIFA sponsorship

SONY has decided not to renew a multi-million-dollar sponsorship contract with FIFA, reports said yesterday, as the money-losing firm undergoes a painful restructuring and football’s governing remains embroiled in controversy.

Japan’s leading Nikkei business daily said the eight-year, 33 billion yen (US$280 million) contract, which expires this year, would not be re-negotiated owing to worries that a new deal would be even more costly. South Korea’s Samsung is rumored to be Sony’s successor in the FIFA sponsorship, the Nikkei said in its report, which did not cite sources. National broadcaster NHK, along with other Japanese media, later said Sony has decided not to renew the contract due to cost. The reports come as FIFA’s leadership faces a string of corruption allegations, including questions over the bidding for the 2018 tournament in Russia and the 2022 event in Qatar. Earlier this month, Dubai-based airline Emirates decided to end its sponsorship agreement with FIFA, marking a big blow to the embattled organization.

 




 

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