Venezia FC & Football Manager Renew Partnership for Additional Two Years

Venice, Italy – October 11, 2023. Venezia FC (VFC), the professional football club of Venice founded in 1907, and Football Manager, the world’s leading football management simulation videogame, jointly announced the renewal of their partnership. Developed by Sports Interactive, Football Manager will be Venezia FC’s Official Partner for the next two years.
As part of the collaboration, the Venezia FC logo, jerseys and faces of the players will appear within the game in their original version. The Football Manager logo and branding will appear on the benches of the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium. Venezia players will also appear in Sports Interactive social media content promoting Football Manager.

Richard Trafford, Head of Partnerships and Business Development at Sports Interactive commented, “It has been a pleasure working with Venezia FC over the last ten months and we are delighted to be partners for another two years. Thanks to this partnership, we were able to create a truly memorable TikTok campaign, where two members of our social media team ran the club on FM23 for a season. Their exploits culminated in a spectacular final episode filmed in Venice, partly also at Ca' Venezia, the new and recently inaugurated club headquarters. We also had the opportunity to work with the main representatives of the Youth Sector, Isaac Guerrero, and Jordi Fernandez, for a very in-depth FootTalk that will greatly influence future titles in the FM series. Since we started working, Venezia has become increasingly stronger on the pitch, reaching the Serie B play-offs last season, currently positioning itself in the top tier. Everyone at Sports Interactive is happy to see the club in a good position and we wish them all the best for the rest of the season.“

Filippo Antonelli, General Director, and Sporting Director of Venezia FC, commented, “We are very happy to continue our collaboration with the Football Manager team into the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons. Last season we worked together on innovative activations that involved the creation of an exclusive bundle and the creation of social content such as Walk Through, which was greatly appreciated by the community. Furthermore, we have made available the knowledge of the Director of Youth and Methodology Isaac Guerrero and of Jordi Fernández, Coordinator of Youth Sector Methodology, to improve the functions of the game and make it increasingly realistic. We are the only Italian professional club to have a partnership with Football Manager and being able to place our brand alongside the most important football management simulation videogame in the world is a source of great pride for us.”



About Sports Interactive™:
Sports Interactive (SI) is the world’s leading developer of sports management simulations. Founded in 1994, SI became a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA in 2006. Based in Stratford, East London, the SI team includes more than 280 full-time staff members, supported by a network of roughly 1,000 part-time researchers across the globe. SI is an official partner of many major football leagues and organisations, including UEFA, the Bundesliga, LFP, the EFL and the League Managers Association, as well as numerous charities and not for profit organisations. Further information on the studio and its work can be found at www.sigames.com.

About Football Manager™:
Football Manager (FM) is the world’s leading football management simulation title. With more than 50 countries to manage in and a database of over 800,000 players and staff it offers an incredibly detailed and immersive experience. In FM you make all of the key decisions, from signing (and selling) players through training, team selection and tactics as you take your team to the top of the footballing world while carving out your own philosophy and strengthening your club’s identity. FM has grown to become more than just a game and has embedded itself in the football industry; the FM database is used by several clubs to help shape their recruitment strategies and thousands of professional footballers and backroom staff members are committed fans of the game. FM has become an integral part of modern fan culture; the game has not only enhanced the collective footballing knowledge of its players but has been the inspiration for several books, a stand-up comedy show and even a feature length documentary. For more information on Football Manager, visit www.footballmanager.com.

About SEGA® Europe Ltd.:
SEGA® Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA CORPORATION, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. SEGA wholly owns the video game development studios Two Point Studios, Creative Assembly, Relic Entertainment, Amplitude Studios, Sports Interactive and HARDlight. SEGA Europe’s website is located at www.sega.co.uk

About Venezia FC
Founded in 1907, Venezia FC (VFC) is the professional football club of Venice, Italy. The iconic club is known for its focus on sporting excellence and integrity combined with its mission focused on social responsibility, culture, and the preservation of Venice. Located on the lagoon island of Sant’Elena, the historic club plays at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, Italy’s second oldest stadium adjacent to the grounds of the Venice Biennale. For the majority of the club's history, VFC has ranked in Italy's top two divisions. One of the club's most significant achievements was winning the Coppa Italia in 1940-41. Following the union of the two Venetian teams of Venice and Mestre on June 26, 1987, the “arancio, nero, verde” team we know today was formed. Between the timeframe of 2015-2020, VFC was promoted from Serie D, to Serie C, to Serie B and then raised to Serie A in 2021, considered an amazing achievement. The team is currently in Serie B.

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