World Cup sponsorship is highly lucrative for FIFA. Shaun Botterill/FIFA/Getty Images

Three major FIFA sponsors have ended their relationships with world football's governing body.

Oil manufacturers Castrol, tyre and car parts business Continental and healthcare company Johnson & Johnson have each chosen not to extend deals with FIFA.

The three companies were among a group of eight businesses identified as "World Cup sponsors" by FIFA, which also had six top-tier "partners" at the time of the 2014 tournament.

It was confirmed in November that two of the elite group of backers, Sony and Emirates, had ended their relationships with FIFA, with Moscow-based oil and gas giant Gazprom joining ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.