Tension in England As Top Premier League Club Suspend Sponsorship Deals With Russian Companies

• Everton Football Club has confirmed their partnerships with Russian companies USM, Megafon and Yota have been suspended with immediate effect
• The Merseyside club made the decision to cut ties with the companies as they are believed to be owned by Russian born billionaire Alisher Usmanov
• Alisher Usmanov is considered to have close ties with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin who has launched a military assault on Ukraine

English Premier League Club, Everton has confirmed they have ended all sponsorships with every Russian company tied to the Merseyside Club following the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Everton who is heavily backed by Russian billionaire and former Arsenal board member, Alisher Usmanov has been heavily criticized for not renouncing their relationships with their Russian sponsors.

According to a report via Talksport, the Premier League club has now confirmed their partnerships with USM, Megafon and Yota have been suspended with immediate effect.

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“Everyone at Everton remains shocked and saddened by the appalling events unfolding in Ukraine.

“The club can confirm that it has suspended with immediate effect all commercial sponsorship arrangements with the Russian companies USM, Megafon, and Yota.”

All companies are believed to be owned by the Usmanov who is said to be a strong ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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According to Caught Offside, the action by Germany is part of ongoing sanctions against Russia following their military invasion of Ukraine.

Usmanov is currently involved with Everton, with his company sponsoring the Toffees training ground, while club owner Farhad Moshiri is also the chairman of his company USM Holdings.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported Football seems to have united in their show of support for Ukraine in these hard times following Russia's invasion of the country since Thursday, February 24, 2022.

On Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Goodison Park, Manchester City and Everton, who have Ukrainian players showed their support by displaying the flag of Ukraine.

Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko gave his countryman Vitaliy Mykolenko of Everton a big hug of encouragement right before the start of the game.