Amazon\u2019s Prime Gaming strike unexpected sponsorship with English football club Stevenage Stevenage FCAmazon gaming service Prime Gaming has entered one of the more stranger deals in the industry, sponsoring English football club Stevenage F.C. for the next two years. Competing in League Two, Stevenage F.C. are in the fourth tier of the English football pyramid, averaging a home-match attendance of 2,715 people in the 2018\/2019 season. Now, they\u2019ve received a financial boost from the fourth biggest company in the world \u2014 Amazon \u2014 through Prime Gaming, a \u201cpremium experience\u201d on Twitch that\u2019s included in Amazon Prime memberships. The two-year sponsorship agreement will see Prime Gaming\u2019s logo front and center on the football club\u2019s home and away kits, replacing the Burger King logo that was present in the 2020\/2021 season. \ud83d\udd25 It’s time to come home! \ud83d\udd25 Return to The Lamex this Friday & watch Alex Revell’s men take on Patrick Vieira’s @CPFC as supporters return to SG2. \ud83d\udcaa \u2014 Stevenage FC \ud83d\udd34\u26aa (@StevenageFC) July 21, 2021 Stevenage\u2019s new kit, complete with Prime Gaming branding, will be debuted on July 23, 2021, when they face off in a friendly match against Crystal Palace. \u201cWe are excited to partner with a club like Stevenage, that much like Prime Gaming, is ambitious, innovative and places an emphasis on being customer-obsessed,\u201d said Prime Gaming\u2019s general manager, Larry Plotnick. \u201cStevenage has a great reputation for building a passionate and loyal community which aligns very much with our ambitions. As customer-focused organizations both serving passionate communities, we think this is a great fit.\u201d Burger King worked wonders as a shirt sponsor of Stevenage by making them popular in the football series FIFA, running an online campaign that encouraged players to upload their goals (while playing as the club) to social media for a chance to win food prizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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