FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group E - KRC Genk v Liverpool - Luminus Arena, Genk, Belgium - October 23, 2019 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their fourth goal with teammates Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
(Reuters) - European champions Liverpool have won a legal battle over a multi-million-pound sponsorship deal with kit suppliers New Balance, paving the way to sign a deal with a new supplier, British media reported on Friday.
Liverpool were taken to court by New Balance after it was alleged that the Premier League club was looking to switch to a new deal with rivals Nike once their existing contract, reported to be worth 40 million pounds ($51.28 million) per year, ended in May 2020.
