The FIGC signs a partnership with Volkswagen until 2024

Volkswagen is the new Automotive Partner of the Italian national football team. The agreement between the Italian Division of the brand and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) provides for a partnership for the two-year period 2023-2024 which will see the German brand alongside the Azzurri and Azzurre on the occasion of the most important international football events.

The brand born in Wolfsburg in 1937 replaces Fiat as partner of the Football Federation at the Automotive level. The latest agreement was signed in 2019 and provided for the Italian brand to be Top Partner and Official Car of the Azzurri for a further four years. The agreement also provided for the supply of a fleet of Fiat cars to accompany the FIGC staff during official matches, friendlies and training camps.

The relationship between Volkswagen and football is now a consolidated relationship to which this new, prestigious chapter is added. The partnership between Volkswagen and the FIGC will make its debut tomorrow on the occasion of Italy-Englanda valid challenge for the EURO 2024 qualifiers scheduled in Naples and will continue in the two-year period with all the Azzurre teams, men’s, women’s, futsal, beach soccer and e-sports.

Andrea AlessiDirector of Volkswagen Italia: «The national team identifies football that unites under the same flag, which ignites enthusiasm and emotions in each of us. A broad passion, shared and well present in our DNA as a popular brand, always working to be able to offer everyone cars with the best technologies available. The agreement with the FIGC reinforces Volkswagen’s historic commitment to football, in Italy but also internationally».

This is instead the comment of Gabriel GravinaPresident of the Italian Football Federation: «It is an honor for the FIGC to once again link its brand with a prestigious brand like Volkswagen, which writes automotive history every day. Innovation, quality and reliability are the characteristics that unite us and which we will enhance thanks to the activity of the Azzurre national teams and by creating new projects. We look forward to writing a new story together, which we hope will be as successful as the unforgettable one from Germany 2006».

During the partnership, the car brand will develop various initiatives designed to involve the public and its customers, inviting them to follow the national team and participate in events, living their passion for football to the fullest.