VW backs DC and MLS in $4-6 million deal
My Soccer Blog —
The rumor is now official, DC United has a jersey sponsor. Volkswagen has signed a multi-year deal with United that will be worth as much as $3.7million annually for the club. By Vee Dub's commitment to the top-level US league does not end with one shirt as they have also become the official automotive partner of MLS. This partnership will give the league an additional $1-2m annually. A final official announcement is expected next week. It will be interesting to see how VW runs with their MLS partnership. Will they use any ...
DC United Latest Winner in the Kit Sponsorship Sweepstakes
The Offside Rules —
The rumors are true: Sports Business Journal says that VW will be the DC United jersey sponsor. Great stuff for DC...but isn't this enough Teutonic taint for one club? Still, $3.7 million will buy you many van loads of mid-priced Argentine talent. Plus, they're uniform colors won't clash with the logo at all.
United and VW…It Could Work
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog —
... As for the money side of things, the sponsor deal will be worth around $3.7 million a year. The top deal is with the LA Galaxy who get somewhere in the neighborhood of $3.5 to $5 million a year from Herbalife. ...
Learning to Love the Bug
The DCenters —
... has announced that Volkswagen and DC United have signed a jersey sponsorship agreement. The deal will bring 3.7 million dollars annually to DC United and is the second largest deal in league history, behind Beckham's deal with Herbalife. There have been some rumblings about this, ...
SPONSORS: DC United/Volkswagen Deal Official
Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games —
... The long running rumors about DC United's jersey sponsorship deal are no longer rumor but nearly official. The deal is for $3.7 Million per year making it second only to LA Galaxy's deal with Herbalife. This comes courtesy of The Business Journal: D.C. United signs Volkswagen to jersey sponsorship deal Washington Business Journal Volkswagen has signed a jersey sponsorship deal with D.C. United that will deliver as much as $3.7 million annually to the professional soccer team, making it the second largest jersey deal in league ...
I might have ended Ben Olsen's career
An American's view on Futbol/Football/Soccer —
... So that brings us to Ben Olsen. As DC United introduced new jersey's this year (which seem to be gearing up for a little VDub action) I promptly plopped my cash down for a home jersey and decided that I wanted a players name instead of mine on the back. So I thought about it and I figured that the one guy who would never be traded from United, on the current roster, was Ben Olsen. So I picked Olsen and #14 for the back and I have his jersey.... ...
Development News: DC UNITED gets Volkswagen as shirt sponsor
MLS Expansion And Development —
... Volkswagen Group of America recently moved its corporate headquarters from Auburn Hills, Mich., to Herndon. ( http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/04/28/daily54.html ) ...
