Originally Posted by hobarthoney
I was watching the F1 last night and the Emirates sponsorship of McLaren got me thinking what other extremely expensive sports Emirates sponsor. My list so Far:
F1- Mclaren
Premier League- Chelsea
Football World Cup- Germany 2006
Horse Racing- The Melbourne Cup
Super 14 Rugby - Western Force
AFL – Collingwood (Only Australian will
Americas Cup - Team Zealand
Plus they sponsor several other major events that I will not bore with the detail.
They seem to focus on some of the most expensive sports and throw Millions of Dollars at them. I would be very surprised if this comes from the Emirates Budget maybe a little of the cash comes from the Royal Family
No I am not suspicious
NB: Good one them for supporting the worlds sporting events and teams! ^
The UAE's elite -- including those that are part of EK management -- are big fans of higher-end sport and buying access to entertain their clients, friends and family. And entertain well they do.
US business elite (aka a well-heeled company's management team) do much the same for the favorite sports of the management team; but the sports appreciated more widely in the US are generally more "plebian".
