FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Group C - Spartak Moscow v Napoli - Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia - November 24, 2021 Spartak Moscow players applaud fans after the match REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
(Reuters) - Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow said on Thursday that Nike had terminated its sponsorship deal with the team because it will not be taking part in European competitions next season.
UEFA, the governing body of European soccer, decided Russia would have no affiliated teams participating in its club competitions in the 2022-23 season due to Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine.
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