- Global financial institution becomes the latest Official
Partner of the new 32-team FIFA Club World Cup™
- Expanded partnership between Bank of America and FIFA supports
the pursuit of excellence and achievement in football through two
iconic sporting events
- Bank of America will engage with billions of passionate
football fans around the world, in order to deepen client
relationships, engage local communities, and help drive growth
throughout the USA and the major
markets hosting FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ and FIFA World Cup 26™
matches
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- FIFA is proud to announce Bank of America as the
latest Official Partner of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, the new
tournament that will bring together 32 of the world's best clubs in
the United States next year for
the greatest global club competition in history.
In August 2024, Bank of America
became the Official Bank Sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 26™.
Through this agreement, FIFA and Bank of America have committed to
working together to support the growth of the global game and the
tournament's impact on football fans of all ages, abilities and
backgrounds.
Ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 official draw in
Miami this Thursday, the
organisations have expanded the partnership to include next year's
global club showpiece.
Matches at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will be staged in
11 cities across the USA,
providing an unparalleled opportunity for FIFA and Bank of America
to deliver positive economic and social impact in the communities
in which the bank's teammates and clients live and work.
FIFA President Gianni
Infantino said: "We are thrilled to have Bank of
America on board for the inaugural 32-team FIFA Club World Cup. In
recent months we've enjoyed detailed discussions with Bank of
America's leadership about FIFA's mission both on and off the
pitch, so we're delighted that they've joined us on our journey to
redefine global club football in addition to working side-by-side
with us for FIFA World Cup 2026. As a global organisation with
operations around the world and in every tournament host city, Bank
of America is a perfect partner for this ground-breaking
tournament."
Bank of America's Chair and CEO, Brian Moynihan, added: "This partnership
with FIFA, for both World Cup 2026 and now Club World Cup 2025,
sharpens our focus on deepening client relationships through the
most iconic sporting events in the world, and generating lasting
economic impact, globally and locally."
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will be contested between 15 June
and 13 July 2025. Kicking off in
Miami and culminating in New York
New Jersey, clubs from each of the six confederations - AFC
(Asia), CAF (Africa), Concacaf (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania) and UEFA
(Europe) – will compete to lift
the new, iconic FIFA Club World Cup Trophy.
Additional information regarding the FIFA Club World Cup
can be accessed on FIFA.com. Fans can register for tournament
ticket and hospitality information at FIFA.com/tickets.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial
institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market
businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking,
investing, asset management and other financial and risk management
products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience
in the United States, serving
approximately 69 million consumer and small business clients with
approximately 3,700 retail financial centers, approximately 15,000
ATMs (automated teller machines) and award-winning digital banking
with approximately 58 million verified digital users. Bank of
America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and
investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset
classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and
individuals around the world. Bank of America offers
industry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business
households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online
products and services. The company serves clients through
operations across the United
States, its territories and more than 35 countries. Bank of
America Corporation stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: BAC).
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Reporters may contact:
FIFA's Media Department
media@fifa.org
Andy Aldridge, Bank of
America
Phone: 1.980.387.0514
andrew.aldridge@bofa.com
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