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DC United and VW in jersey sponsor deal?
DC United and VW in jersey sponsor deal?
Is a new jersey sponsor about to join the MLS ranks? It seems so as the Examiner reports the sighting of a DC United player in RFK wearing a team jersey with the Volkswagen logo. No official word has come out of the front office but it is no secrete that the team has been looking hard for a shirt companion. If completed, the arrangement would make United the ninth of 14 Major League Soccer ...
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The DCenters — ... sure came quick. This sounds like a good deal to me, lots of money, an international brand, and a company that has a good history of sponsoring soccer teams. MLS rules will prevent the blue logo that would clash badly with the black and red, much like it used to clash badly with Werder Bremen's green and white, which is one of the main reasons I am pleased with the choice. But I want to know what you guys think. Do you love it? Hate it? Or could you care less? Thanks to Mike H over at My Soccer Blog for the mock up jersey which is a photo shop job and not the ...

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Development News: DC UNITED gets Volkswagen as shirt sponsorMLS Expansion And Development
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 history. The deal is expected to be announced this week, according to the Sports Business Journal, a sister publication of the Washington Business ...
DC United Latest Winner in the Kit Sponsorship SweepstakesThe 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.
VW backs DC and MLS in $4-6 million dealMy 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 ...
SPONSORS: DC United - Volkswagen Sponsor UpdateMajor League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
Thanks to one of our great readers we just received the following by email which seems to be finally confirming what our sources have been telling us i n various ways for a year as well as what a recent source saw while in a league contracted, design company's office : POSTED April 29, 1:44 PM So, [REDACTED] was wearing a D.C. United jersey today with VW on it. What does this mean? Could be ...
SPONSORS: DC United/Volkswagen UpdateMajor League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
If you've been following the long story of DC United and rumors of a shirt sponsor then you might like this a quick update from Craig Stouffer at the Washingon Examiner. A D.C. United player was seen Tuesday inside RFK Stadium wearing a team jersey bearing a Volkswagen logo, which could mean the club is nearing completion of a major sponsorship deal with the German auto manufacturer. United ...
SPONSORS: Volkswagen to be DC United's Jersey Sponsor? Announcement imminent?Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
Rating: 3 (Possible) We just received the following by anonymous email: "Not sure it's much of a rumor, but Ioday I saw DC United's new shirt sponsor over at the uni-sport.com'a office in LA.. Looks like VW will be joining the league as a shirt sponsor not Verizon as many thought. The big VW in front looks better than the stupid herbalife logo in front my beloved team's shirt. Pass ...