Gazprom is a major sponsor of the Uefa Champions League competition. But what exactly do they get from the deal? Photo: Alamy Gazprom is a major sponsor of the Uefa Champions League competition. But what exactly do they get from the deal? Photo: Alamy
Gazprom is a major sponsor of the Uefa Champions League competition. But what exactly do they get from the deal? Photo: Alamy
Simon Chadwick
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Simon Chadwick

Sports sponsorship fuelling Gazprom’s soft power: how the Russian energy supplier uses football to reach out to decision-makers

  • Russian energy company sells fossil fuels to governments
  • Firm has been a major partner for Fifa and Uefa for a number of years

Simon Chadwick
Simon Chadwick

Updated: 8:03am, 5 Mar, 2019

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Gazprom is a major sponsor of the Uefa Champions League competition. But what exactly do they get from the deal? Photo: Alamy Gazprom is a major sponsor of the Uefa Champions League competition. But what exactly do they get from the deal? Photo: Alamy
Gazprom is a major sponsor of the Uefa Champions League competition. But what exactly do they get from the deal? Photo: Alamy
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Simon Chadwick

Simon Chadwick

Simon Chadwick is a Professor of Sports Enterprise at Salford University in the UK, where he is also a member of the Centre for Sports Business.