AFC Champions League – Now Sponsored by FxPro

Following the announcement about the sponsorship of the French side Monaco FC, FXPro now moves to football (soccer) in Asia as well. The forex broker announces that it will now sponsor the Asian Football Confederation Champions League.

This move will definitely help grow awareness in Asia. The popularity of currency trading is growing across Asia – this includes the Middle East as well as the Far East.

For more details, here’s the full press release:

Kuala Lumpur, 13 April 2011: FxPro Financial Services Ltd (FxPro),  a leading global broker in foreign exchange today announced it has agreed a deal to be an official partner of Asia’s premier club football competition, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League, for the 2011 season.

 

In the agreement brokered by World Sport Group (WSG), the AFC’s exclusive marketing and media partner, FxPro’s branding will be prominently displayed on-screen at various stages of the “live” telecast of each of the 117 AFC Champions League matches.

 

The AFC Champions League, a tournament which runs from March until November each season, is contested by the best thirty-two clubs from Asia’s top ten leagues – Australia,China, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Uzbekistan, and two teams from India, Indonesia, Qatar, Syria, Thailand and UAE who qualify through play-offs, for a total prize money of US$14 million and a place in the FIFA Club World Cup.

Said AFC President, Mohamed Bin Hammam, “It gives me great pleasure to welcome FxPro to the Asian football family as a new partner of the AFC Champions League.   In appreciation of their faith and trust, the AFC is working at its utmost  to raise the level of professionalism of the competition and to return better values to our investors. In addition, as the competition features participating clubs from 13 countries across Asia every year, we are happy to have an esteemed partner like FxPro, who delivers their invaluable forex trading services in Asia.”

 

Denis Sukhotin, Founder of FxPro commented: “Asia is a core market for FxPro, and we are committed to developing the strength of our brand in the region through sponsorship.   We are delighted to be partnered with such an exciting and popular tournament that is viewed by our clients and stakeholders across the region. FxPro is expanding its profile in Asia and the Middle East so the decision to support the AFC Champions League is a natural fit for the future ambitions of the business.”

 

Said Ian Mathie, Senior Vice-President, Football, Asean & Australia, World Sport Group, “FxPro makes a great addition to the AFC family of corporate partners – a group of the world’s leading brands and multinational companies.

We are delighted that FxPro has recognised the value of associating with Asia’s premier club competition which enjoys a wide and growing viewership across the region. We look forward to working with FxPro to ensure that the competition successfully delivers FxPro’s sponsorship goals and brand aspirations”.

 

FxPro has offices in Nice, London, Madrid, Vienna, Moscow and Cyprus.

 

The platform can be accessed at:  www.fxpro.com