International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and Wanda Group have signed a strategic partnership agreement on March 18, 2016. The agreement was announced today at the Home of FIFA in Zurich in the presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Wanda Group’s Chairman Wang Jianlin.

Wanda Group is the first Chinese corporation to become an official top-level sponsor partner of FIFA with the agreement to be valid for 15 years.

Mr Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA and Mr Wang Jianlin, Chairman of Wanda Group jointly congratulated the official signing of the strategic partnership agreement. Mr Ma Dexing, a senior sport media reporter commented, “Wanda Group becoming a top-tier sponsor and the closest partner of FIFA, and seizing the high ground of world football, will enable the Company to enjoy an unprecedented voice within FIFA and help to advance the development of Chinese football industry”

A FIFA Partner is the highest level of sponsor partnership in the organization, allowing the global marketing rights to all FIFA’s competitions including the FIFA World Cup™.

Wanda Group operates in a number of sectors including property, retail, sport, hotels, film and stores.

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Source: http://www.wanda-group.com/