Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.15 / Trend, H.Valiyev /
Azerbaijani mobile operator Bakcell LTD has today signed a partnership agreement with England's football club "Manchester United".
The company became the first official telecommunication and broadcasting partner of the football club in the CIS, as a result of which fans of "Manchester United" in Azerbaijan, as well as 2.6 million Bakcell subscribers will get access to unique content of the football team.
Bakcell will offer a special package of mobile services to its subscribers within the partnership.
Within the project Bakcell will have a right to transmit the football club's official TV channel MUTV in Azerbaijan.
Also it is planned to launch Wap-portal on partnership between Bakcell and "Manchester United", which will consist of various services ("Manchester United" news, match results, video, ring tones and etc.)
Football Club "Manchester United" ranks first in the ranking of the most expensive sports teams according to Forbes.
"Manchester United" is one of the most successful clubs in England for the number of its titlesin its history, and for the past 20 years - the most successful club in England, which won 27 major trophies since November 1986, when the team was led by Sir Alex Ferguson.
Forbes estimates the value of "Manchester United" at $2.23 billion.
