Source:
https://scmp.com/business/china-business/article/1129564/wahaha-splashes-out-man-u-sponsorship
Business/ China Business

Wahaha splashes out on Man U sponsorship

Mainland soft drink maker signs three-year advertising deal with listed English team

Manchester United to 'engage' with mainland fan base.

Manchester United, the record 19-time English soccer champion, signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Hangzhou Wahaha Group, owned by China's richest man, Zong Qinghou.

The deal, the first for the club with a soft drinks maker in China, will let it "engage" with its fan base in the Asian nation where it has 108 million followers, Manchester United said on its website yesterday.