{"id":246,"date":"2019-07-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/1xbet-secures-five-year-sponsorship-deal-with-fc-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2019-07-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-06T00:00:00","slug":"1xbet-secures-five-year-sponsorship-deal-with-fc-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/1xbet-secures-five-year-sponsorship-deal-with-fc-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"1XBET SECURES FIVE-YEAR SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH FC BARCELONA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1xBet<\/strong>\u00a0has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with\u00a0<strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong>, which will see the online betting company work as a\u00a0<strong>Global Partner<\/strong>\u00a0of the club through to 30 June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement, which came into effect on 1 July, forms part of the club\u2019s global expansion strategy.<\/p>\n<p>It also relates to the five-time European Cup winner\u2019s mission to \u201csource the best possible partners in different categories to help it to maintain its leading position not just on the field of play but also in terms of sports sponsorship and marketing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Josep Pont, FC Barcelona board member and head of its Commercial Area<\/strong>, added: \u201cWe are convinced that this deal with 1xBet will help us to continue to grow both on and off the field. 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