UEFA Cup winners CSKA want more money from sponsor

CSKA Moscow president Yev-geny Giner said he hoped winning the UEFA Cup would yield greater financial rewards for his club from its major sponsor.

"I hope we could soon begin talks on extending and improving our existing sponsorship deal with (Russian oil giants) Sibneft," Giner told a news conference.

The army club signed a $54 million three-year sponsorship deal, reported to be the largest in Russian soccer, with Sibneft in March 2004.

Last Wednesday CSKA became the first Russian club to lift a European trophy when they beat Portugal's Sporting 3-1 in the UEFA Cup final in their own Jose Alvalede stadium in Lisbon.

Roman Abramovich, owner of English champions Chelsea, is Sibneft's majority shareholder and a close friend of Giner.

A business commitment had prevented the Russian oligarch from attending the Lisbon final, but Giner said that Abramovich was among the first to congratulate him on the victory.

"We have good financial resources and it makes all our players very happy. No one wants to leave the club," Giner said.

Giner would not reveal bonuses for winning the UEFA Cup.