MLS Fans Were Annoyed With Huge Adidas Logo On The Field In First Game Back

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The MLS returned on Wednesday night with Orlando City and Inter Miami kicking off the MLS is Back tournament but fans were focused on the huge Adidas logo in the middle of the field.

According to Front Office Sports, the MLS is using brand integration during their games as a part of the league’s plan to incorporate sponsors during matches.

Via Front Office Sports

In addition to enhanced audio and camera angles, MLS will also deploy virtual technologies to incorporate fans and sponsors during matches, according to Seth Bacon, the league’s senior vice president of media. No specific plans were laid out.

“We are working on a plan that would provide signage for our national and our local partners, but importantly as well a plan that delivers a level of brand integration for our clubs and integration for our fans,” Bacon said.

NYCFC CEO Brad Sims said the league is “going to create as much [sponsorship] inventory for these games as possible,” which will include green screen digital boards alongside the pitch in addition to traditional LED field boards. Those virtual positions will be split between league and club partners. For the clubs, that will allow them to provide make goods to local partners, who will gain additional value given that all matches during the tournament will be nationally broadcast.

The MLS may have gone too far when they superimposed a huge Adidas logo in the middle of the field which seems to have annoyed fans.

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