Western Sydney Wanderers announce JD Sports as the official front-of-shirt partner
February 15, 2018
eSports team Western Sydney Wanderers has appointed JD Sports as the official front-of-shirt partner.
The Wanderers are the first and only club to have a front-of-shirt partner in the inaugural E-League season.
Furthermore, the Football Federation of Australia and Electronic Arts have announced that the E-League will officially be joining the EA Sports FIFA 18 Global Series on the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup™ 2018.
Wanderers CEO John Tsatsimas said: “E-League Sports are huge with the younger demographic and we are looking forward to leveraging this with JD Sports.
“We are very excited to be working again with JD Sports, this time in the inaugural season of the E-League, and plan to work together to continue connecting with our growing youth demographic.”
JD Sports’ Australian chairman Hilton Seskin said: “JD are excited to be part of the inaugural E-League competition and continue our partnership with the Western Sydney Wanderers.
“As one of the biggest growth sports globally, eSports is also growing rapidly in our market and FIFA is a key interest of our football obsessed consumer.
“As the World Cup quickly approaches, we’re feeling the momentum around football in Australia rising and the E-League is the perfect opportunity to continue our partnership in a fun and interactive way.”
