BRIEF-Soccer-Real Madrid ink sponsorhip deal with Saudi Telecom

November 12, 2009 04:31 PM

MADRID, Nov 12 - Real Madrid have agreed a four-year sponsorship deal with Saudi Telecom that will give STC clients access to news, photos, video and video games linked to the La Liga giants.

The deal was announced at a presentation at Real's Bernabeu stadium on Thursday with club president Florentino Perez, STC chairman Muhammad bin Suliman Al Jasser and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Real said on their website .

"The deal will benefit the numerous fans that Real Madrid have in the Middle East and Asia," Perez said. The club gave no financial details about the deal.

(Reporting by Iain Rogers, editing by Julian Linden; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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