The gist:
RICHMOND is poised to share the same jumper sponsor as the world’s biggest sporting club, Manchester United.
The Tigers are set to announce a lucrative deal with global insurance and financial services giant AIG (American International Group).
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The arrangement was struck despite AIG being hit by the credit squeeze, requiring an $85 million bailout by the US Government.
This basically amounts to the American taxpayers, who have pledged $85 million to stop a financial meltdown the likes of which hasn’t been seen in generations, spending more than $2 million of that money sponsoring the Richmond Football Club.
(via Dave’s Football Blog)
Update: The deal has been called off.
Richmond to seal deal with United sponsor
Published: Thursday, 16th October 2008 at 12:39 PM
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