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Barcelona endorses $225 million Qatar shirt sponsorship deal

Barcelona endorses $225 million Qatar shirt sponsorship deal

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Sep 25, 2011
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By James M. Dorsey

European champions FC Barcelona Saturday approved a controversial $225 million shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar Foundation, the first such a deal in the club’s illustrious history and the largest in soccer history.

Barcelona’s general assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of the deal rejecting a petition by thousands of fans and desp…

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