The logo of Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom is being removed from the jerseys of German soccer team Schalke following Russia's wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday.
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Schalke said the logo will be replaced by lettering reading "Schalke 04" instead following what it called "recent developments."
A senior Gazprom executive had already quit the supervisory board of Schalke earlier Thursday after being a target of US sanctions.
Matthias Warnig is CEO of the newly built but never operated Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline which is a multibillion-dollar project of Gazprom and European companies.
Gelsenkirchen-based Schalke said Warnig informed the board would he step down with immediate effect from his position after two years as a representative of main sponsor Gazprom.
