July 13 – Manchester United sponsor DHL has activated a marketing campaign that invites Manchester United fans to host a match. DHL will deliver the match ball and the playing kits for the teams, wherever in the world the match is to be played.
Under the strapline UNITED.DELIVERED. fans are invited to sign up on the web to be hosts of the match with their own details and those of the teams playing – whether they are established teams or groups of friends.
DHL reckons more than 100 games will be played throughout the season with one team, made up of randomly selected match hosts, winning a trip to Old Trafford. Registration to host a match is open now at www.dhl.com/UnitedDelivered with the last match of the campaign to be played in April 2018.
A specially-designed football will start a journey from Old Trafford, with United’s first team players getting the competition underway. The campaign will follow the trip that ball makes.
Manchester United’s Group Managing Director, Richard Arnold, commented: “To be able to have our fans connect and share their love for the Club through playing football is great to see. The prize on offer of an exclusive trip to Old Trafford is something that fans throughout the world dream about and we are delighted to be able to make this happen with the support of DHL.”
DHL’s Fiona Taag, Head of Global Sponsorship & Europe Marketing Communications added: ‘DHL are proud to be supporting the millions of Manchester United fans around the world and, with our global network on standby, we’re eager to see where they will take us.
“It’s our hope that the UNITED. DELIVERED. tour will help bring fans closer together. It’s great to think that Man Utd fans will be using our match kits on pitches, or in parks or gardens, around the world for years to come.”
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