Image copyright Getty ImagesThe Washington Redskins American football team will review its name after demands from major sponsors. The Washington DC-based team has faced years of pressure over a name seen as offensive to Native Americans. Last week, 87 investment firms and shareholders wrote to FedEx, along with fellow Redskins' sponsors Nike and PepsiCo, calling on the firms to sever ties with the Redskins, according to trade publication AdWeek. "We have been in conversations with the NFL and Washington management for a few weeks about this issue," a PepsiCo spokesperson said. The Washington-based team was the only one of the 32 NFL teams no longer listed in the site's index.

Source: BBC July 03, 2020 09:03 UTC