With the recent official sponsoring of the renowned English football team, Chelsea FC, Hyundai Motor Company now supports teams in all major 5 European football leagues.
With the recent sponsoring of the renowned English football team, Chelsea FC, Hyundai Motor Company now sponsors teams in all 5 major European leagues; Atletico Madrid in Spanish La Liga, AS Roma in Italian Serie A, Hertha BSC from German Bundesliga, and Olympique Lyonnais in the French Ligue 1. In March, on Hyundai Motor Company’s official Youtube channel, a short video clip titled ‘A Matchday in Europe’ was released. The video received much attention as there were players from the 5 major European league teams that are partners with Hyundai Motor Company.
Are the European football teams sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company famous?
Let’s find out what foreign football teams are sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, shall we?
1. English Premier League, Chelsea FC
Hyundai Motor Company logo is on the sleeves of Chelsea FC uniform
Chelsea FC is based in London. Since established in 1905, it has been around for more than 100 years; it’s a long-standing English football club with a quite a history. If you count the 1st division football league that existed before the Premier League was established, the club has 6 league wins in total so far. It’s also the first among English professional football clubs to conquer UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. Tammy Abraham, a forward who recently scored a hat trick in the Premier League, is receiving much attention these days. It’s also worth noting that the legend Frank Lampard, nicknamed Chelsea’s blue heart, was hired as a manager in July.
2. Spanish La Liga, Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid uniform also has the Hyundai Motor Company logo on its sleeve.
Atletico Madrid is based in Madrid alongside Real Madrid. It’s one of the big 3 clubs in La Liga. It came 2nd place last season and had won the 3rd most seasons in La Liga. The Spanish King Felipe VI showed the world that he was a big fan of the club when he became the honorary president. As of September 14th, the club won 3 games in a row and holds 1st place in La Liga. Joao Felix, who is nicknamed ‘the next Ronaldo’ among football fans, is doing a very good job as a striker. He’s getting a lot of spotlight as a player with great potential as his salary jumped greater than any other player in 2019.
3. Italian Serie A, AS Roma
AS Roma uniform has the Hyundai Motor Company logo on the back.
AS Roma is based in Rome. If Juventus, based in Turin, represents the northern Italy, AS Roma represents the south. Since its establishment in 1927, the club has won 3 Serie A seasons and 9 Copa Italias. It has a big rivalry with Juventus, as 9 of its 14 1st runner up record is due to Juventus’ victory. The club’s big news is that they brought in the defense player Leonardo Spinazzola, who played for Juventus FC previous season and was selected to play in the national team.
4. German Bundesliga, Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC uniform has the Hyundai Motor Company logo on its sleeve.
Hertha BSC is based in Berlin. The team formed in 1892, so its history goes back longer than 120 years. Since the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989, it became the most popular team in Berlin as the East Berlin fans were also integrated. The team did well in the previous season, going up to 3rd place in the beginning, but since the 25th round, it was downhill and they finished the season around the middle of the rankings. This season they are back with greater players including Dedryck Boyata, Eduard Lowen, etc.
5. French Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais has the Hyundai Motor Company logo in front of their uniforms.
Olympique Lyonnais is based in Lyon. It’s a major French league team, the first among all 5 major European league clubs to win the league 7 years in a row from 2002 to 2008 and with the most France Super Cup wins. It’s also very well known for having the best youth academy in Europe. The Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette and the Manchester United forward Anthony Marshall among many others are from this academy. The team did not bring in any famous players this season, but they signed a new manager, Sylvinho, who has experience of 3 La Liga wins, 1 Spanish Copa del Rei cup win, and 2 Champions League wins.
Hyundai Motor Company also sponsors World Cups.
FIFA’s official sponsor Hyundai Motor Company sponsors World Cups, Women’s World Cups, U-20 World Cups, etc.
Hyundai Motor Company not only sponsors professional European football clubs but also the FIFA World Cups. Since 1999, it has been an official FIFA sponsor. This summer it was the official sponsor of the <2019 FIFA French Women’s World Cups> and opened up the special exhibition room ‘FIFA World Football Museum presented by Hyundai’ in 9 major French cities while also sponsoring official automobiles for the FIFA U-20 World Cups. Hyundai Motor Company is also to be the only official Korean FIFA partner until the 2022 Qatar World Cups and will carry out various marketing programs.
With more foreign football teams sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, we will be able to see the Hyundai Motor Company logo in not only the World Cups but also in the 5 major European leagues. As the sponsored teams are of long history and tradition and do well in their respective leagues, there’s no doubt that one day we’ll see the Hyundai Motor Company logo on a uniform in the Champions League finals.
