UEFA has decided to terminate the sponsorship agreement with Gazprom due to the situation in Ukraine, reports The Times.

According to the source, this issue was also discussed on Friday at an emergency meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee, as a result of which it was decided to transfer the Champions League final from St. Petersburg to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

UEFA moved the Champions League final from St. Petersburg to Paris Football Gazprom has a valid contract with UEFA until 2024, under which the union receives from the Russian company £40 million a year. Thus, UEFA had to receive another 80 million from Gazprom.

Earlier on Friday, the UEFA executive committee also ruled that Russian clubs and national teams must play their home matches on a neutral field. The same order applies to Ukrainian clubs and teams.

Manchester United terminated the contract with Aeroflot after the imposition of sanctions because of Ukraine Football Previously, English Manchester United announced the termination of the sponsorship contract with Aeroflot, which was on the UK sanctions list.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special operation of Russian troops in the Donbass.

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