| | |  | Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 |  | | | Gambling Firm Talks with Manchester Ended
- Friday, 14 Apr 2006
Mansion gambling firm accuses the English soccer club Manchester United to be "double dealing." The online gambling firm was negotiating a $200 million sponsorship deal with the football club, but talks have irreversibly ended. According to Mansion officials, the company had indeed learned that United had been engaged in talks with other potential partners.
David Kinsman, a spokesperson for the Gibraltar-based online gambling group, was reported as saying that Mansion was extremely disappointed with the way in which Manchester United had ended the talks and that it was surprised to see the negotiations being terminated at such a late stage.
Mansion gambling firm was a leading candidate to replace Vodafone as the club's shirt sponsor. The telecommunications powerhouse recently cut short its United contract, with its casino gambling logo scheduled to be removed from United shirts next season. In response to the aforementioned accusations, the club issued a statement maintaining that it had never promised exclusivity to any of its potential sponsors, and that all involved parties knew that several discussions were being held at the same time. | |
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