Frank Lampard says Everton sponsor Alisher Usmanov's sanctions 'have not impacted' squad
Everton manager Frank Lampard says the club's main sponsor Alisher Usmanov being sanctioned «hasn't impacted» the squad.
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Everton manager Frank Lampard says the club's main sponsor Alisher Usmanov being sanctioned «hasn't impacted» the squad.
LONDON: English Premier League club Everton said Wednesday they had “suspended with immediate effect” sponsorship agreements with several companies in which Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has a stake, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The club can confirm that it has suspended with immediate effect all commercial sponsorship arrangements with the Russian companies USM, Megafon and Yota,” said an Everton statement.
Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Everton as they could be forced to sell Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison ahead of the 2022-2023 campaign.
There was no seismic upset at Goodison Park but no FA Cup rout or humiliation either. Boreham Wood, bidding to become only the second non-league club to reach the quarter-finals, made life extremely difficult for Everton before Premier League superiority told.
Both sets of players from the Everton and Boreham Wood squads walked onto the pitch wearing Ukraine flags before their fifth-round FA Cup tie, with the Toffees handing Vitaliy Mykolenko captaincy duties.
Russia is continuing its invasion of Ukraine, while the next round of peace talks between the two countries failed.
English Premier League club Everton said Wednesday they had "suspended with immediate effect" sponsorship agreements with several companies in which Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has a stake, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The first physical signs of Everton distancing themselves from Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov’s influence were on show in Walsall as their women’s team wore unbranded shirts in the league win at Aston Villa.