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October 13, 2006

Russian Energy Giant To Sponsor Schalke 04

[NY Coed Soccer] Russian energy giant Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] may sign one of the biggest sponsorship agreements in German soccer history with the Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04, a respected Russian business daily said Tuesday. The announcement coincides with Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Germany, Russia's main trade partner in Europe.

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[Nycoedsoccer.typepad.com] NY Coed Soccer: Petersburg soccer club, is about to enter a 100 million euro (about $126 million) contract with Schalke 04 until 2012, in a bid to promote the company's image in Europe. Neither the natural gas monopoly nor Schalke 04 commented on the possible deal, but a source close to Gazprom confirmed that the club from Gelsenkirchen could sign a contract matching ambitions of Bayern Munich, which receives 20 million euro ($25.2 million) a year in sponsorship from Deutsche Telekom.

Uk.news.yahoo.comhttp://uk.news.yahoo.com [Uk.news.yahoo.com] Putin vows to hunt down reporter's killers - Yahoo! News UK: Russia has also been pushing for a seat on the board of European aerospace giant EADS, in which it has a 5 percent stake. Given European nervousness about Russia's ambitions to expand its influence, that seems an unlikely prospect.

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Posted at October 13, 2006 02:25 AM

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