German “Schalke 04″ and “Gazprom” have extended the partnership until 2022 – Interfax

Moscow. on 7 May. INTERFAX.RU – German football club “Schalke 04″ and the Russian company “Gazprom” to extend the sponsorship contract, expiring in 2017, for another five years, ie until 30 June 2022

According to the press. -service FC, an agreement was reached after a meeting held at the end of April in St. Petersburg. The participants were the chairman of the Supervisory Board of “Schalke” Clemens Tonnies, Board Member for Marketing and merchandising of FC Alexander Jobst and Chairman of the Board of “Gazprom” Alexey Miller.

Tonnies said he was glad to extend the contract with “Gazprom”. “We cherish this long and close cooperation, which will continue in the future”, – he said

The long-term contract with “Gazprom” promotes stable financial situation of the club, said in turn Jobst

<.. p> “The cooperation with our priority partner – is the most important part of the economic success of the club in the future, we want to launch a joint project on the Chinese market.” – said Jobst

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