Columbus Crew SC have a new jersey sponsor, announcing Thursday the club has partnered with Ohio-based insurance and financial services company Nationwide in a multi-year agreement.
The partnership will start in 2021, when all Crew SC kits will feature the Nationwide logo. For the upcoming 2020 season, Crew SC is partnering with Nationwide Children's Hospital, which will have its logo featured on the club's kits in all competitions. The Nationwide Children's kits will make their debut in Crew SC's upcoming season opener against New York City FC on March 1 .
"We are thrilled to announce this partnership with Nationwide and take great pride in the unique opportunity to highlight Nationwide Children's Hospital on our jerseys in 2020," Crew SC executive vice president and chief business officer Steve Lyons said in Thursday's release. "We know that Nationwide Children's hospital is a tremendous resource in our community and is synonymous with so much that is good in Columbus, especially their work to address pediatric behavioral health. We look forward to the special 2020 kits and are excited that our Crew jerseys will then feature the iconic Nationwide logo in 2021 and beyond."
Nationwide Children's is the country's second-largest children's hospital, with more than 1.5 million patients seen annually. Check out what the new kits will look like below.
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