Historic Moment: MANEKI Becomes The 1st Championship League Meme Coin Sponsor

Maneki, a leading cat meme coin on Solana, has announced a sponsorship deal with English Football club Sheffield United.

Sheffield United currently ply their trade in the Sky Bet Championship, one tier below the Premier League, where the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool play. This deal represents a historic moment for crypto as it is the first-ever football shirt sponsorship featuring a meme coin.

#SUFC is delighted to announce their new Principal Partner for the 2024/25 season, @UnrevealedXYZ . 🙌

— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) October 17, 2024

This Deal Represents The First Meme Coin To Ever Feature On The Jersey Of A High-Level Football Team

Images from the photoshoot clearly show the MANEKI Price Trading volume in 24h Last 7d price movement prominently displayed on the front of the Blades’ iconic red and white striped jerseys.

Interested individuals won’t have to wait long to see these shirts in action. United will be sporting their new Maneki jerseys in their game later today (October 18), at home to Leeds United.

This move represents a huge milestone for meme coins. It will offer Maneki exposure to not only the tens of thousands of stadium goers each week but to the global TV audience tuning in to watch Sheffield United matches.

The Blades’ home stadium is Bramall Lane, one of football’s oldest functioning stadiums with a 32,000-seat capacity. They have a rich history, and as a result, a large global fan base tunes in to support United every week.

Online, they have over 2.4 million followers combined across their social media accounts, all of whom will now see Maneki as a permanent fixture on all content.

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What Is Maneki And How Has The Token Responded To This Historic Deal

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Maneki launched in May this year and impressively amassed over 73,000 holders in that short time. The price of MANEKI has responded well to the sponsorship deal with Sheffield United and is up more than 12% in the past 24-hours, per CoinGecko data.

Its current market cap is hovering around the $70 million mark, and many investors hope this deal can help catapult MANEKI to WIF and POPCAT levels. Both of those meme coins sitting are comfortably over the coveted $1 billion mark.

This latest crypto sponsorship with top-level football clubs comes after the English Football Association recently banned betting companies from shirt sponsorship deals. Now, Web3 projects are moving swiftly to fill the space left by gambling companies, which previously adorned many football clubs’ jerseys.

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Web3 Companies Are Quickly Filling The Sponsorship Void Left By Betting Companies Following Their Recent Ban

The ban on betting firms sponsoring football shirts is “almost certain” — but extending this to pitch-side hoardings and TV commercials is still under consideration by govt!

We’ll keep pushing for an end to all gambling advertising, promotion and sponsorship to protect children pic.twitter.com/p2siRvjxRR

— Matt Zarb-Cousin (@mattzarb) September 22, 2021

Shirt sponsors in top-level football represent one of the largest marketing spots across all sports, with FIFA regularly stating that there are over 5 billion football fans worldwide. Web3 companies have reportedly spent over $170 million on deals with Premier League and British clubs.

Some notable deals are Crypto Casino, and Rollbit’s shirt sponsorship with Premier League outfit Southampton. Tottenham Hotspur also have a shirt sleeve deal with leading crypto exchange, Kraken.

Outside of England, high-profile teams in Germany, Italy, Spain and beyond all have sponsorship deals with Web3 firms, however Maneki are now the first meme coin sponsorship. Although, MemeBet has also sponsored Argentina FC .

BONUS: Freedum Fighters – Hilarious New Meme Coin That Allows Investors To Bet On Kamala Or Trump For President

Freedum Fighters ($DUM) is a brand new project that just went live at presale stage, yesterday. In less than 24-hours, over $100,000 has already been raised in presale funding. It seems degen investors can’t get enough of this hilarious election parody.

After purchasing DUM, investors can stake said tokens by voting on Magatron (Trump) or Kama Cop (Harris). Different levels of high APY are offered depending on which side a user votes on. Right now, Trump is a sizeable favorite, meaning the returns for staking on his side are lower than if one chooses Kamala.

There are currently more than 1.6 million DUM tokens staked across both candidates. Staking with Trump currently offers around 860% APY. And while that is a great return, those willing to take a risk on Kamala will receive over 28,750% APY. The staking rewards offered to each candidate will fluctuate as more bets are placed down on each side.

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🇺🇸 Post a tweet which side you choose Magatron or Kamacop, tag friends that you think will… pic.twitter.com/zJ5z7w837J

— FreeDum Fighters (@Freedum_Fighter) October 17, 2024

The DUM team has also announced an airdrop campaign. Participants accumulate points for participating in activities such as the aforementioned stake/vote platform and fun political debates.

Right now, the crypto market is heating up as we draw closer to the US Presidential Election early next month. As a result, many meme coins themed around the USA, Trump & Harris are performing extremely well. This bodes well for DUM as it fully represents the clash between the two presidential candidates but has hilarious utility on top.

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