DHL has extended its top partnership agreement with Japanese football team Urawa Red Diamonds(Urawa Reds) for two more years.
The Saitama-based J-League soccer team will again display the DHL corporate logo on theiruniform shorts for regular league matches and on the back of their training kit, as well as inSaitama Stadium, the Urawa Reds’ home playing field.
The top partnership agreement has been in place since February 2007, when DHL sponsored theUrawa Reds’ initial foray into the AFC Championship League (ACL), where they became the firstJapanese team to win the championship. The partnership evolved in February 2009 to support regulardomestic J-League matches.
DHL Japan President and Representative Director Taketo Yamakawa said: “At DHL, we are alwayslooking to strengthen our leadership not only in Japan and Asia, but around the world. As such, weshare the same values with the Urawa Reds, who are tireless in their efforts to achieve the highestlevels of performance in their bid to win the championship title. As an international logisticsspecialist, DHL promises to continue in providing the very best in performance to its Japanesecustomers as it shares the excitement of this partnership.”
Mitsuo Hashimoto, President of the Urawa Reds, added: “We are very grateful to once againreceive the support of DHL, a major logistics player on the world stage. With the chance to becomethe Asian champions this year, our focus is on giving everything we have to winning all our matchesin Japan and abroad as a team united. We will continue to further strengthen our win-winpartnership with DHL.”
