Friday, February 6, 2009

A C MILAN AS A COMPANY

According to The Football Money League published by consultants Deloitte, in the season 2005–06, Milan was the fifth highest earning football club in the world with an estimated revenueof €233.7 million.Currently the club are also ranked as the 6th richest football club in the world by Forbes magazine, making them the richest in Italian football.

The Austrian on-line betting company bwin.com are currently Milan's main shirt sponsors after signing a 4 year deal at the start of the 2006–07 season.Previous to this deal, the German car manufacturer, Opel had sponsored Milan for 12 seasons. For most of them, Opel was displayed on the front of the shirt, but in the 2003–04 and the 2005–06 seasons respectively, Meriva and Zafira (two cars from their range) were displayed.

The current shirts are supplied by German sportswear manufacturer Adidas, whose deal runs to the end of the 2017–18 season.The deal makes Adidas the official manufacturer of all kits, training equipment and replica outfits. Prior to Adidas, the Italian sports company, Lotto produced Milan's sportswear.

On the 14th of January, 2008, AC Milan and Adidas renewed the sponsorship contract until 30th of June, 2018. According to the new contract, Adidas will be responsible for 3 separate areas of sponsorship: the sponsorship on the shirt, the merchandising and the distribution of all non-football related Milan products. 

AC Milan also sponsors the Scuderia Playteam in the new Superleague Formula race car series where teams are sponsored by football clubs. Robert Doornbos, formerly driving for Minardiand Red Bull Racing in the Formula One World Championship, will drive for AC Milan. Doornbos won his first race for the team at Nürburgring, Germany.

 

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