Liverpool lost their lucrative partnership with Adidas after demanding too much money for their
on-field performance, according to the firm's chief executive.
The Premier League club's current deal with Adidas, the world's second biggest sporting goods
manufacturer, expires at the end of the season after talks over an extension collapsed last year.
Telegraph: Liverpool backed by Standard Chartered despite Luis Suárez row
Liverpool have retained the full support of Standard Chartered in the aftermath of the racism
row.
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Keisuke Honda's agent has denied claims that Liverpool or Arsenal are pursuing the player.
CSKA Moscow's attacking midfielder was heavily linked with a move to England in the summer transfer
window, with both Kenny Dalglish and Arsene Wenger reported to be admirers of the 25-year-old.
However, agent Kees Ploegsma has moved quickly to deny the speculation, insisting there has been no
contact over a possible move away from Russia.
It was in the sweltering late afternoon heat of Dubai where Gavin Laws, Head of Corporate Affairs
for Standard Chartered, watched the last group of children leave the football pitch at the end of
the final soccer clinic of the calendar year.
With hundreds more kids having benefited from the chance to enjoy a game of football under the eyes
of Liverpool's acclaimed community coaching team, it was a case of being another job very well done
as Liverpool FC and our main club sponsors again came together to provide once in a lifetime
opportunities for our faraway fans.
'It's been a fantastic year'
It was in the sweltering late afternoon heat of Dubai where Gavin Laws, Head of Corporate
Affairs for Standard Chartered, watched the last group of children leave the football pitch at the
end of the final soccer clinic of the calendar year.
Help support World Sight Day
Today is World Sight Day and to mark the occasion Standard Chartered, Liverpool FC's main
sponsor, will continue the drive to eliminate avoidable blindness by matching EVERY donation made
to its Seeing is Believing project.
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Liverpool have reportedly expressed an interest in Celtic youngster Ki Sung-Yeung who is said to be
keen to leave Parkhead after a poor start to the campaign by the SPL side. The 23 year old was the
subject of an £8m offer from Rubin Kazan but that was rejected by the Scottish side but Neil
Lennon may struggle to prevent his talented attack minded midfielder from having his head turned by
interest from Anfield.
Suarez lands monthly award
Luis Suarez today claimed Standard Chartered's first Player of the Month award of the 2011-12
season.
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Standard Chartered has launched a hunt for Liverpool's most committed fan.
Throughout this season the club's main sponsors will hand out Fan of the Month awards to recognize
the efforts of those who go to great lengths to show their support for the Reds.
Every month a judging panel will choose a winner from the stories entered.
Liverpool has today confirmed a team of scouts have been sent to China in an effort to find the
best young talent in Asia.
Academy director of recruitment Stuart Webber is leading the party on their six-day trip of the
continent, with Liverpool taking a look at two new trialists during an Under 17 tournament on the
trip.
Standard Chartered Plc, the UK-based bank which earns more than 75% of its profit from Asia, has
confirmed to Bloomberg news agency that its record 81.5 million pound, four-year sponsorship of
English Premier League football club Liverpool, was conditional upon it visiting foreign markets.
The club is about to start a tour that will include exhibition matches in China and Malaysia as
well as an
Liverpool striker target Park Chu-Young has been cleared to leave AS Monaco this summer, according
to reports.
The South Korean international was helpless to prevent the provisional side suffering relegation
from Ligue 1 last season, and isn't thought to be keen on plying his trade in the French second
tier next term.
Liverpool has reportedly been joined by Paris St Germaine in the race to sign Keisuke Honda.
The Japanese international has been linked with a move to the Barclays Premier League for several
months now, with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger also known to be an admirer of the 24-year-old.
Despite previously admitting a preference to ply his trade in Spain, interest from clubs across
Europe continues to circulate around the CSKA Moscow star, with Liverpool and PSG thought to be two
of the current frontrunners.
Liverpool-related action slows down remarkably today, as the round of internationals grinds to a
halt and transfer murmurings, at least for the time being, fade to white noise. There is some
CONCACAF Gold Cup action to watch, as well as a friendly between Poland and France later in the
day, but otherwise we're left to the few bits and pieces of news that we can scrounge up.
Liverpool will set up a youth academy in Indonesia, their first outside Europe, as the Premier
League soccer side seek to increase their global commercial presence, the club said on Friday.
Working with the British Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, Liverpool aim to train children in the
world's fourth most populous country, which is soccer-mad but has yet to see its national team
succeed at an international level.
Liverpool's managing director Ian Ayre is optimistic for the future despite the club posting losses
in its latest set of accounts.
The accounts, which will be published later on Thursday, saw the Reds record a £20million loss for
the 12 months ending July 2010 - the last full year of the reign of former owners Tom Hicks and
George Gillett.
Liverpool legend Ian Rush today flew into the Korean capital of Seoul to participate in a three-day
Standard Chartered and K-League-sponsored youth football clinic.
Accompanied by eight Liverpool coaches, Rush will spend his time in Korea helping to pass on some
of his considerable football knowledge to 100 of the country's most gifted young players.
Liverpool FC is delighted to announce the Club will be travelling to Asia this summer for a
pre-season tour sponsored by Standard Chartered that will include games in China, Malaysia and
Korea.
The Reds enjoy fantastic support in Asia and this summer's visit follows the hugely successful
10-day pre-season tour of Thailand and Singapore in 2009.
Liverpool's main sponsor, Standard Chartered has called for the club to sign Asian players in a
bid to increase their commercial awareness abroad. Forgive me, but surely this isn't any of their
business?
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Liverpool's main sponsor, Standard Chartered has called for the club to sign Asian players in a
bid to increase their commercial awareness abroad. Forgive me, but surely this isn't any of their
business?
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Liverpool shirt sponsors Standard Chartered are hoping the club signs up an Asian star to boost
commercial opportunities in the Far East.
Gavin Laws, head of corporate affairs at Standard Chartered, hailed the impact of Manchester
United's South Korean international Park Ji-sung in the region and believes signing a similar
talent would be an ideal way for the Reds to connect with the Asian market.
