Arms Maker Sponsors Champions League Finalist Dortmund
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German football club Borussia Dortmund has signed up arms supplier Rheinmetall AG as a new sponsor just days before taking on Real Madrid in its biggest game of the season, the UEFA Champions League final.
In a rare move partnering a European sports club with a weapons producer, Rheinmetall’s logo will feature in stadium adverts, hospitality rooms and club grounds as part of the three-year partnership. Dortmund will receive a single-digit million-euro amount per year from its German neighbor as part of the deal, Handelsblatt newspaper reported earlier, citing unidentified people familiar with the terms.