Barclaycard to sponsor Premiership football for £48m
01 May 2001
Barclaycard has paid 48m to become the new sponsor of Premier League Football, staving off competition from Vodafone and Siemens.
ISP Excite@Home is to slash its workforce for the second time this year as a result of the slowing online advertising market.
Barclaycard has paid 48m to become the new sponsor of Premier League Football, staving off competition from Vodafone and Siemens.
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