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May 6, 2021 8:00 AMBy Celebretainment
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Ed Sheeran has agreed to sponsor Ipswich Town’s football shirts next season.
The 30-year-old singer is a fan of the Suffolk club and has agreed a one-year deal with Ipswich to sponsor the club’s men’s and women’s first-team shirts.
Ed said: “The football club is a big part of the community and this is my way of showing my support.
“I have always enjoyed my trips to Portman Road and I’m looking forward to going back there as soon as supporters are allowed into stadiums again.
Ed Sheeran New Town Sponsor
Thursday, 6th May 2021 11:30
Framlingham-based pop star Ed Sheeran has been revealed as Town’s new shirt sponsor for the 2021/22 campaign.
Sheeran, a regular visitor to Portman Road in recent seasons until the pandemic hit, will sponsor both the senior Town men’s and women’s teams for an undisclosed figure described as a “significant investment”.
Previously, in 2019, Town shirts with Sheeran’s Divide logo were on sale during his series of Chantry Park concerts.
Sheeran, 30, told the club site: “The football club is a big part of the local community and this is my way of showing my support.
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Ed Sheeran has been named as the new shirt sponsor for Ipswich Town Football Club.
The singer, who lives in Suffolk and is a Tractor Boys fan, has signed a one-year deal to sponsor the shirts of the men s and women s first-teams.
The mysterious logo on the shirts features mathematical symbols and the word tour .
Sheeran said: The football club is a big part of the local community and this is my way of showing my support.
He added: I have always enjoyed my trips to Portman Road and I m looking forward to going back there as soon as supporters are allowed into stadiums again.
Richardson: It s Phenomenal, We re Delighted Ed is Supporting the Club in This Way
Thursday, 6th May 2021 12:14
Town director of sales Rosie Richardson believes Ed Sheeran’s sponsorship of the Blues will resonate with supporters and help increase the club’s global reach, the pop star’s one-year deal having been revealed this morning.
Sheeran, 30, will have a currently unexplained logo - probably relating to an upcoming greatest hits tour - on the front of the Town men’s and women’s first-team shirts for the season ahead.
“It’s phenomenal, isn’t it?” Richardson said at a press conference ahead of the announcement. “We are so delighted that Ed is supporting the club in this way.
Ed Sheeran Ipswich: Ed Sheeran announced as shirt sponsor for Ipswich Town football club
He has agreed to an initial one-year deal with Blues to sponsor shirts for the club’s men’s and women’s first teams
Musician Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn at the Sky Bet Championship match between Ipswich Town and Aston Villa at Portman Road (Image: Getty Images)
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