Finally back on the street: Audi and FC Bayern Munich’s “Summer Tour” heads to the United States for the fifth time

Audi is the named sponsor and accomplice of FC Bayern Munich’s Audi Summer Tour for the seventh time, and this yr the tour is heading to the United States for the fifth time. From July 18 to 24, the reigning German champions will journey by means of the United States as a part of their preparations for the new season. The first cease on Bayern Munich’s tour can be Washington, D.C. from July 18 to 22, adopted by a second cease in Green Bay, Wisconsin on July 22 and 23. In Washington, Julian Nagelsmann’s workforce will face host D.C. United at Audi Field in entrance of a crowd of 20,000. In Green Bay, the match in opposition to Manchester City can be performed at legendary Lambeau Field, a stadium with a capability of 81,441. Normally, the Green Bay Packers NFL workforce performs its video games right here, and this can be a premiere – by no means earlier than has this iconic stadium hosted a soccer match.

Oliver Kahn: “I look forward to feeling the enthusiasm of the locals”

“After two years of the pandemic, we are extremely happy to be able to offer our fans the same experience as our previous exceptionally popular and successful Audi Summer Tours. I look forward to feeling the enthusiasm of the locals. From an athletic perspective, the games against D.C. United and Manchester City will be the highlights of this tour. FC Bayern is back on the road – and always looking ahead with the goal of bringing excitement to our fans,” mentioned Oliver Kahn, CEO of FC Bayern Munich. Hildegard Wortmann, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, added: “Our partnership with FC Bayern perfectly reflects what we stand for at Audi. We live progress – and we know how important true team spirit is, both in sports as well as in the working world. I’m particularly delighted that we are also able to highlight our brand and our values in one of our most important markets, the United States, by organizing the Audi Summer Tour together with FC Bayern. And it goes without saying that I’m keeping my fingers crossed for successful matches against D.C. United and Manchester City.”

Already the fifth Audi Summer Tour by means of the US

The Audi Summer Tour will take FC Bayern to the United States for the fifth time this yr, following excursions by means of the US in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2019. Beyond this occasion, overseas workplaces in the membership’s core markets of the United States (New York), China (Shanghai), and Southeast Asia (Bangkok) perform and promote the German champion’s worldwide actions. FC Bayern now has over 290,000 membership members worldwide. “The virtual Audi Summer Tours we carried out the past two years were extremely well received by our fans around the world thanks to their incredibly creative content. Nevertheless, nothing can replace genuine interactions with the people in their respective homelands. Over the years, the Audi Summer Tour has become an important way to present our club globally – and in doing so, to spread our values as well as our Bavarian roots to the rest of the world,” defined Andreas Jung, Executive Board Member accountable for advertising at FC Bayern.