Marseille’s Vélodrome attracts Orange as official partner

Telecommunications company Orange has signed up as an official partner of the Vélodrome, the redeveloped home stadium of French Ligue 1 top-tier football club Olympique de Marseille.

The deal will run for three years, but does not include naming rights.

Patrick Figuères, director of Orange’s operations in the south-east of France, said that the company opted against obtaining the naming rights due to the company wishing to maintain a “national footprint.”

Orange has been a partner of Marseille for the past 13 seasons.

The redeveloped Vélodrome opened in October. The stadium will be a key venue during the Uefa Euro 2016 national team tournament in France.