News Allianz to Sponsor Minnesota United’s Stadium by Wes Burdine on 8 March 2017

The opening of Minnesota United’s Midway stadium may be two years away, but the club�has secured a sponsor.

German insurance company Allianz, which has its U.S.-based operations headquartered in Minnesota, has secured naming rights for Minnesota United’s future�stadium. E Pluribus Loonum reported this possibility earlier in the day, and FiftyFive.One has since confirmed the sponsorship through two sources.

While E Pluribus Loonum reported that the sponsorship will name the stadium Allianz Field, we have been unable to verify whether it will be this name or another variation. Allianz currently has naming rights to�six other stadiums, including the most famous, Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena.

When Minnesota United’s owner, Dr. Bill McGuire, first took over the then-Minnesota Stars FC, he traveled to Munich to learn from Bayern Munich’s operations. At the time, he returned with glowing reviews of Bayern’s Allianz Arena, and the influence of the Bavarian�club’s stadium design are present in renderings�of the Loons’ future�stadium.

As FiftyFive.One�previously reported, demolition on the site may begin in the coming months.

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