Oh dear: Leading football brand loses big sponsor

[wendigo100]

Vodafone, who have sponsored Manchester United since 2000, are ending a four-year shirt deal two years early. The latest deal, worth about £9m ($15.5m) a year, began only last season and will now end in May 2006.

BBC story

I wonder what the real reason is. Have Man Utd lined up more money from someone else?

[Xenophon]

Roy Keane is a non-exec at Voda. Thats the reason. Honest.

[n5gooner]

ManU going like Leeds ?????? We all saw it coming.....USA USA USA

[benn0]

Clued up United supporters will tell you it's a price worth paying in the short to medium term if we can have our club back.

[lORD lUCAN]

There won't be nothing left to take back soon,
ah, the demise of United , long live the glory hunters!!
Chelsea welcomes you I'm sure.....

[DaveB]

Maybe they should ask that nice Mr Abramovich if he can help. He seems quite intersted in football and has a bit of money to spare by all accounts

[wendigo100]

Man Utd's deal with Nike reaches a review point soon. I wonder if they will pull the plug as well?