VfB Stuttgart changed the jersey sponsor shortly before the DFB Cup final. The original sponsor accuses the Swabian a violation of a contract and calls for calls.
The betting provider Winamax was indignant to the decision of VfB Stuttgart to play with another jerseys in the DFB Cup final against Arminia Bielefeld at short notice. “This represents a clear violation of our contractually agreed cooperation,” said the French betting provider. In a press release, there was even talk of “repeated reputation and business-damaging acts”.
“VfB once again misses the principles of a strong partnership that should be characterized by reliability, sincerity and fairness,” it said. The news was noted with “great surprise”. At the request of SWR Sport, the Swabians announced that they only wanted to react to the allegations of the French company after the DFB Cup final.
VfB Stuttgart with a new jersey sponsor in DFB Cup final
VfB had previously announced that the Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) jerseys wanted to appear. The bank had “signaled its willingness in the shortest possible time to take over the jerseys for the final,” said the Bundesliga club: “For contractual reasons, the previous jersey sponsor is not shown in the DFB Cup final.”
The LBBW will only be a new main and jerseys at VfB from the coming season. The cooperation with the French betting provider Winamax, originally agreed by 2026, ends prematurely. The company’s entry had been heavily criticized by many fans and investor Porsche.
VfB Stuttgart wants to contact buyers of special jerseys
From an entrepreneurial point of view, the change of the jersey sponsor in the cup final is “necessary”, the VfB wrote. Rouven Kasper, Board of Directors Marketing and Sales, said to those fans who had already acquired the exclusive special jersey for the game in the Berlin Olympic Stadium: “We will contact all jersey buyers in the coming week and show ourselves clearly.”
Prize on Sat., 24.5.2025 8:00 p.m., stadium, SWR1
