Utrecht chair toppled by sponsor in power struggleMain sponsor Phanos demanded – and received – the removal of Dutch Utrecht chairman Jan Willen van Dop.
As part of a board power struggle van Dop was dropped. Van Dop has taken his case to court.
Phanos gives EUR 2.7 million a year in sponsorship money to Utrecht. The sponsorship deal with Phanos ends in 2009, but the company said it could invest EUR 40 million over the next four years in return for full ownership.
Broos Schnetz, formerly a candidate for mayor of Utrecht, has taken over for van Dop.
"In the past two years irresponsible risks have been taken," read a statement from the club.
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