LONDON (Reuters) - English football club Bolton Wanderers have dropped plans for a shirt sponsorship deal with short-term loan company QuickQuid after protests from fans and politicians.
The club announced the two-year deal only a week ago but issued a statement on Wednesday, saying: "Whilst we anticipated some negative responses from the initial agreement, we underestimated the adverse reaction to the sector of business in which the sponsor operated."
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