Liverpool, the English soccer club, has signed a partnership with MBNA.

The deal will see fans offered a new Liverpool-branded credit card. MBNA also has partnerships with a number of other Premier League clubs, including Liverpool's rivals in the 'big four' - Arsenal, Manchester United, and Chelsea.

Payments made by MBNA to Liverpool under the terms of the agreement will be spent on the club's youth academy programme.

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