Fans get their way as Bayern Munich and Qatar decide not to renew contentious sponsorship deal

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich and Qatar Airways say they are not going to renew a sponsorship deal which caused tension between the German soccer champion and its fans. Bayern and the Qatari state-owned airline say in a joint statement that the sponsorship “ends by mutual agreement on 30 June 2023 after five very exciting years together.” Bayern’s players wore the Qatar Airways logo on their sleeves and regularly traveled to Qatar for winter training camps. The most recent one took place in January this year.