Manchester United: Premier League refuses the club a second sponsor on the back of shirt

The Premier League have refused the request of Manchester United to wear a second sponsor on the back of the shirt, announced the British newspaper The Times on 10/10/2014.

Sponsorship on the back of the shirt is prohibited by the rules of the Premier League, but is allowed during fixtures of the FA Cup and League Cup. The remaining 19 Barclays Premier League clubs have refused back of the shirt sponsorship, stating that it would "dilute the impact of the club's main shirt sponsor," reported the Times. Sponsorships enabled the Red Devils to garner £135.8m (€170.2m) in revenue in 2014, an increase of £44.9m (€56.3m, + 49.4%) compared to 2013 (£90.9m, €114m).

• Manchester United recorded a record turnover of £433.2m (€543.1m) during the 2014 financial year (from 01/07/2013 to 30/06/2014).
  • up 19.3% from 2013.

The Lega Serie A has authorized the sponsorship on the back of the shirt in August 2014

• The Lega Serie A (which manages Italy's first two divisions) and the FIGC (Federazione Italiana Giuoco di Calcio, the Italian Football Federation) have allowed the introduction of…