A non-league football team in the United States is drawing attention from all over the world after agreeing sponsorship from a leading porn website RedTube.
Washington Square FC, who are based in Massachusetts, have become one of the first football teams ever to be associated with a porn site as their bold decision is the talking point once again.
The agreement over a sponsorship between the two parties was made in August last year but the story is hitting headlines once again as the club are keen to sell merchandise which is themed with RedTube names. Washington Square FC are keen to raise some funds and have a new site where fans can purchase the club’s merchandise.
The decision to make a deal with the porn site was made when the players were having drinks in a pub and they have contacted RedTube as they pulled off a deal.
Washington Square FC have also got a fair following on their twitter account as they have got close to 1000 followers on the social media platform. They are very active on social media as they are using ‘#RedTubeArmy’ to remain that way on twitter.
Trending in Portugal! WOW, this is amazing! Thank you for all the support. #COYSQ #RedTubeARMY @RedTube https://t.co/bZseb7dq4s
— Washington Square FC (@WashingtonSqFC) June 7, 2017
This is what Non League is all about! #RedTubeARMY #COYSQ https://t.co/dWKf0CDqIT
— Washington Square FC (@WashingtonSqFC) June 7, 2017
“The thought came from one of our former players (tore his ACL) Jaime Skelton, a forward for us came from Union College and played there for 4-years, and has now moved to New York to do creative writing for big time shows.
“He and I were slightly intoxicated one night with a few other players and we were joking about getting sponsored by a Porn Company,”club captain and Bayern Munich fan Jon Klippert said to American Pyramid Blog back in November.
“We thought it would be funny but also, I thought of it as one of those jokes where it’s funny but would never happen. But Jaime has a great talent for writing and is one for great whit. So, he crafted a letter then he and I did some edits, took a screenshot and sent it to RedTube’s Twitter.
“I have people that I’m shipping jerseys to in Malaysia, Australia, all over Europe. What we’re doing is shining a light on something that people don’t pay attention to and that’s amateur soccer.”
The move definitely paid off for the minnow team and surely has drawn attention from all across the world. The sponsorship is set to boost the amateur team’s revenue in the coming days which could help them get more success on the field as well.