Yokohama Rubber now also Chelsea FC sleeve sponsor

Mohamed Naser Al Sayer, one of the Al Sayer Group Holding Companies has announced that The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., recently agreed with England’s Chelsea Football Club to be a jersey shirt sleeve sponsor for the 2017-2018 season. The agreement expands on Yokohama Rubber’s ongoing official partnership with the current Premier League champion. In addition to the YOKOHAMA TYRES logo that has been prominently featured across the chest of the Chelsea FC jersey these past two seasons, the new jerseys to be worn by players during Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup matches will feature the logo of the Company’s new ALLIANCE TYRES brand on the jersey’s left sleeve. The new jersey made its debut at Chelsea’s pre-season match with Arsenal at Beijing’s National Stadium (aka the Bird’s Nest) on July 22.

ALLIANCE is a new passenger vehicle tire brand to be launched by Yokohama Rubber in Europe as a start in 2017. By adding the ALLIANCE brand to its YOKOHAMA brand, Yokohama Rubber expects to better meet the needs of a broader and more diverse customer base for passenger vehicle tires. The Alliance Tire Group (ATG), an off-highway tire specialist that was acquired by Yokohama Rubber in July 2016, continues to expand its business in the markets for agricultural and construction machinery under the ALLIANCE brand.

Seeking to expand its global tire sales and brand recognition, Yokohama Rubber in July 2015 entered into a five-year partnership agreement with Chelsea FC, which has an extensive worldwide fan base. Yokohama Rubber expects the partnership with Chelsea FC, which last season recaptured the Premier League title, to increase the brand recognition for its YOKOHAMA and ALLIANCE brands by appealing to images associated with the Champions.

Founded in 1905, Chelsea FC is one of the Premier League’s most prestigious clubs. The Blues have captured the league title six times and won seven FA Cups. Chelsea also has won two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups, the UEFA Champions League in 2012, and the UEFA Europa League in 2013, making it the first UK club to win all three of the UEFA’s major club competitions.

Yokohama Rubber is a comprehensive global tire and rubber manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo. Founded in Japan in 1917, the Company is commemorating its 100th anniversary this year. In addition to being a comprehensive maker of tires, including tires for passenger cars, trucks and buses, and construction machinery, Yokohama Rubber produces and markets a wide range of rubber products, such as automotive hoses and conveyor belts as well as marine hoses (MB products).