December 21 – Premier League Burnley’s sleeve sponsor AstroPay, has added the short sponsorship of the club’s women’s team to its assets, as well as taking a sponsorship of the dugouts at Turf Moor.
The deal will take the online payment solutions provider through to the end of the 2021-22 season.
Burnley’s women’s team currently play in third tier of the English women’s league structure and are currently sixth in the Northern league with half the season played.
Carl Sanderson Head of Business Partnerships at Burnley FC said: “The club are committed to growing the women’s game, as is demonstrated through exciting partnership and sponsorships such as this. Women’s football is on the rise and is reaching more people than ever before, it’s an incredibly exciting area to be a part of which is why we are pleased to collaborate with AstroPay on this deal.”
AstroPay, which is also the Official Payment Solution Partner to Burnley Football Club, was founded in 2009 and provides digital payment solutions for business and individual customers across Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Mikael Lijtenstein, AstroPay CEO, said: “As two innovative organisations, we share a similar ethos of being forward thinking and creative, which is why the prospect of becoming Burnley FC Women’s front of shirt sponsor was so appealing. The club are making great strides in women’s football, and we wanted to be a part of the journey.”
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