CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Manchester United came to the US with Turkish Airlines for a tour of North America and Mexico. The program started with training with Chicago Fire on July 14th, in Chicago. Manchester United vs. Celtic FC match will take place in Toronto on July 16th, then the team will play with Philadelphia Union in Philadelphia on July 21st. The program will continue in Kansas City as they will play with Kansas City Wizards on Sunday July 25th, in Kansas and then in Houston to play with MLS All Star on Wednesday July 28th. Manchester United will play with Chivas on Friday July 30th in Guadalajara, Mexico. The team will depart for Manchester on July 30th with Turkish Airlines.
“Turkish Airlines; official sponsor of Manchester United”
Turkish Airlines, a global player in the civil aviation, is the official sponsor of one of the football giants of the world; Manchester United for three and a half years of time. The B777 aircraft which carries The Manchester United team has been painted with their colors and the statement indicating “Turkish Airlines; official sponsor of Manchester United”
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Hamdi Topcu, The Chairman of Turkish Airlines, said: “It is a great honor for Turkish Airlines to be associated with Manchester United as the team’s official airline sponsor and I am confident the partnership will make an excellent contribution to our brand value. Like Manchester United we aim to be the very best in everything we do with the first class quality of service in all aspects of our business.”
Turkish Airlines was formed in 1933 and today flies to 120 destinations worldwide, transporting over 25 million passengers. The airline, which is a Star Alliance Member and operates the four star cabin service in all classes within Europe, has recently announced plans to grow its fleet to 196 aircraft within the next five years.
The Manchester United is the most valuable European Football Club brand. Over 80% of the world’s household with televisions have access to Manchester United. 11 times FA cup champion 18 times Premier League champions, 3 times European champion. Over 6 million registered fan, 333 million Fans worldwide. 1 in 20 people on the planet support Manchester United.
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