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<blockquote data-quote="psychic duck" data-source="post: 516348" data-attributes="member: 48703"><p><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4423525/Ronaldinhos-Coca-Cola-deal-crushed-after-Pepsi-gaffe.html" target="_blank">http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4423525/Ronaldinhos-Coca-Cola-deal-crushed-after-Pepsi-gaffe.html</a></p><p></p><p><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xlsxlnHl5v1h7aVYN2CeyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-GB/blogs/world-of-sport/ronald100712-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>BRAZILIAN footie ace Ronaldinho has been axed from his sponsorship deal with Coca Cola - after he swigged from a can of Pepsi during a press conference.</strong></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">The buck-toothed star will lose £1,000,000 in unpaid earnings after he was spotted with the rival firm's drink as he spoke to journalists at his new club, Atletico Mineiro.</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">The star's £500,000-a-year contract with the drinks giant had been scheduled to run until 2014.</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Marcelo Pontes, marketing chief for Coca-Cola, branded the sponsorship deal "embarrassing".</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">He told a Brazilian paper: "The fact that the player has appeared with a can of Pepsi was the straw that broke the camel's back."</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">The mistake is the latest in a line of blunders by the two-time FIFA World Player Of The Year, who quit former club Flamengo earlier this year in a legal dispute.</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">As well as below-par performances on the pitch, the star has been dogged by allegations of unprofessional conduct, reportedly appearing at parties and nightclubs.</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">But as Atletico Mineiro is sponsored by Pepsi, his latest gaffe may not be entirely the former Barcelona man's fault.</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">It is thought likely that cans of the drink are usually present during press conferences.</span></span></div></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="psychic duck, post: 516348, member: 48703"] [URL]http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4423525/Ronaldinhos-Coca-Cola-deal-crushed-after-Pepsi-gaffe.html[/URL] [IMG]http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xlsxlnHl5v1h7aVYN2CeyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-GB/blogs/world-of-sport/ronald100712-1.jpg[/IMG] [B]BRAZILIAN footie ace Ronaldinho has been axed from his sponsorship deal with Coca Cola - after he swigged from a can of Pepsi during a press conference.[/B] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]The buck-toothed star will lose £1,000,000 in unpaid earnings after he was spotted with the rival firm's drink as he spoke to journalists at his new club, Atletico Mineiro. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] The star's £500,000-a-year contract with the drinks giant had been scheduled to run until 2014.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Marcelo Pontes, marketing chief for Coca-Cola, branded the sponsorship deal “embarrassing”. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] He told a Brazilian paper: “The fact that the player has appeared with a can of Pepsi was the straw that broke the camel’s back.” [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] The mistake is the latest in a line of blunders by the two-time FIFA World Player Of The Year, who quit former club Flamengo earlier this year in a legal dispute. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] As well as below-par performances on the pitch, the star has been dogged by allegations of unprofessional conduct, reportedly appearing at parties and nightclubs. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] But as Atletico Mineiro is sponsored by Pepsi, his latest gaffe may not be entirely the former Barcelona man's fault. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] It is thought likely that cans of the drink are usually present during press conferences.[/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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