Fuerza Sport takes first step into Chinese soccer

12 February 2009 | By Adam Fraser

Chinese soccer team YanBian FC has secured a deal with Korean sportswear brand Fuerza Sport that will earn the club more than US$1.5 million over the next three seasonsLength of contract: 3 years | Annualised value: US$550,000 | Overall value: US$1.65m

Chinese soccer team YanBian FC has secured a deal with Korean sportswear brand Fuerza Sport that will earn the club more than US$1.5 million over the next three seasons.

The deal will come as a relief to the club, which had so far been unable to secure a major sponsor for the current season.

As well as shirt sponsorship, Fuerza Sport will have prominent advertising space in the 50,000-capacity Yanji People's Stadium.

YanBian FC finished 8th in the Jia A League, the second tier of Chinese soccer, last season.

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