Sports Industry Contract Updates for the End of November
- Kirsten Flicker
- Dec 8, 2024
- 1 min read
Attention New Yorkers - it's time to hang up those American football jerseys for the season (sorry Jets and Giants fans, you know it's true) and break out the football kits. The first ever soccer-specific stadium in NYC is being built in Willets Point, Queens. And NYCFC isn't the only team using the off-season to pursue new stadium sponsors - the Astros replace long-time sponsor Minute Maid.
Houston Astros sign 15-year exclusive stadium naming rights deal with Daikin.
Coca-Cola's Minute Maid was the prior sponsor.
Financial terms have not been disclosed.
Michael Jordan to become Courtside Ventures' newest investor.
Philadelphia Flyers sign Chevrolet as helmet sponsor.
Chevy will also receive signage inside the Wells Fargo Center, and a car display on the concourse outside the arena.
NYCFC signs stadium naming rights deal with Etihad Airways.
Etihad Park will be NYC's first ever soccer-specific stadium. NYCFC currently plays its home games at Yankee Stadium.
The stadium will be entirely privately financed, and will be fully electric.
Giannis Antetokounmpo launches VC fund Build Your Legacy Ventures.
The fund will focus on sports, entertainment and technology, and has already invested in women's 3-on-3 basketball league Unrivaled.
Formula 1 to add General Motors / Cadillac team in 2026.
Kirsten Flicker is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law from the class of 2021. She can be found on LinkedIn here.
