$750,000 for one can of Pepsi

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Ronaldinho loses $750,000 Coke sponsorship for drinking Pepsi at press conferenceRONALDINHO, SOCCER | COMMENTS. www.cnnsi.com

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, better known as Ronaldinho, cost himself a Coke sponsorship worth $750,000 for drinking a can of Pepsi at a recent press conference, according to Yahoo! Sports.

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“The fact that the player has appeared with a can of Pepsi was the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Coca Cola marketing chief Marcelo Pontes told the paper. “The sponsorship had become embarrassing.”

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The guy is either a total d!(k for throwing this up in Coke's face, or just plain clueless. Or maybe both. :facepalm:

 
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Poor guy. How will he make ends meet? This is old, but you get the point.

'Ronaldinho agrees £58M contract at Chelsea'

Last updated at 11:10 25 September 2007

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Unsettled: Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho has agreed a £58million contract at Chelsea - if he decides to join the Blues.

The Barcelona forward has been reported to want to leave the Nou Camp and his agent has accepted a five-year deal worth £11.6m a year, according to the Sun.

But the Brazilian could still reject Roman Abramovich and choose to go elsewhere. If Chelsea agree a fee with Barcelona, the World-Cup winner could be unveiled at the end of the season.

The 27-year-old would be the highest-paid player ever on £223,000 a week ? £88k a week more than Blues skipper John Terry.

Chelsea will not have to pay Ronaldinho's £85m get-out clause after his row with Barca ? but they would still have to cough up a world-record £70m.

Ron's current contract has three years to run and is worth around £135,000 a week. AC Milan are also interested but will not be able to match the Blues' offer.

 
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