Ronaldinho stripped of £500,000 a year for drinking Pepsi

Coca-Cola cancels Ronaldinho sponsorship after appearing at the  press conference with pepsi can, he preactically Paid £500,000 for a can of Pepsi, turning up at a press conference and sipping nonchalantly from a can of Pepsi.

Ronaldinho stunned Coke chiefs at the Atlanta-based firm who immediately demanded that the plug be pulled on his huge endorsement deal, according to a report in the 'O Estado de Sao Paulo' newspaper.

 "The fact that the player has appeared with a can of Pepsi was the straw that broke the camel's back," Coca Cola marketing chief Marcelo Pontes told the paper. "The sponsorship had become embarrassing."