Diageo signs on as official sponsor for Minnesota United FC
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Diageo plc is a global alcoholic beverages company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of spirits and a major producer of beer and wine. Diageo's brands include Smirnoff (the world's best-selling vodka), Johnnie Walker (the world's best-selling scotch whisky), Baileys (the world's best-selling liqueur) and Guinness (the world's best-selling stout). It is also the exclusive international distributor of José Cuervo (the world's best-selling tequila) and owns 34% of Moët Hennessy, which owns brands including Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Hennessy.
About Property:
Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer team based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area in Minnesota, which will join Major League Soccer as an expansion team in 2018. Founded in 2010, the team currently plays in the North American Soccer League, a professional league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation. The team won the 2011 NASL championship. On March 25, 2015, Major League Soccer announced it had selected Minnesota United as an expansion team, to begin play in 2018.