# Soccer-Nike ends sponsorship deal with Spartak Moscow
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2022-05-13
Category: NEWS
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Meta Title: Nike terminates sponsorship deal with Spartak Moscow over
Meta Description: Nike ends sponsorship with Spartak Moscow following UEFA ban on Russian clubs from competitions in 2022-23 season due to military actions in Ukraine.
URL: https://financedigest.com/soccer-nike-ends-sponsorship-deal-with-spartak-moscowhtml

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(Reuters) -Nike has terminated its sponsorship deal with Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow because they will not be taking part in European competitions next season, the company and the club said.

UEFA, the governing body of European soccer, decided Russia would have no affiliated teams participating in its club competitions in the 2022-23 season due to Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine.

Spartak, who had been sponsored by Nike since 2005, said on Thursday they were looking for a new equipment supplier after Nike told them it would no longer be sponsoring the club.

In an emailed statement to Reuters on Friday, Nike said it had informed Spartak that it would no longer be the club’s kit sponsor “given UEFA’s decision to suspend all Russian clubs from UEFA competition.”

The Europa League last-16 matches between Spartak and RB Leipzig were [called off in February after UEFA suspended all Russian](https://www.financedigest.com/coinbase-binance-resist-calls-to-kick-russians-off-crypto-platforms.html "Coinbase, Binance resist calls to kick Russians off crypto platforms") clubs from its competitions.

[Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine](https://www.financedigest.com/russia-promises-to-scale-down-operations-in-northern-ukraine.html "Russia promises to scale down operations in northern Ukraine") on Feb. 24 in what it called a special operation to degrade its southern neighbour’s military capabilities and root out [people](https://www.financedigest.com/power-to-the-people-how-consumers-are-calling-the-shots-when-it-comes-to-data-privacy.html "Power to the people: how consumers are calling the shots when it comes to data privacy") it called dangerous nationalists.

The West has imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia and [provided Ukraine with military support](https://www.financedigest.com/keysource-to-provide-critical-facilitiesmanagement-support-for-leeds-city-council.html "KEYSOURCE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL FACILITIESMANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR LEEDS CITY COUNCIL") in response.

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