'Pitbull Stadium': Fans go wild as pop sensation buys FIU naming rights in first-ever deal of its kind

Mr. Worldwide is making his people successful assemblage sports, arsenic world-renowned rapper Pitbull bought nan naming authorities to Florida International University's shot stadium.

On Tuesday, it was announced that Pitbull, existent sanction Armando Perez, signed a five-year woody worthy $6million, pinch an action to widen aft nan first 5 years. In doing so, nan stadium will beryllium nan first collegiate athletics installation named aft a musician.

Besides FIU's video promotions unveiling 'Pitbull Stadium', nan Miami autochthonal was besides astatine a news convention astatine nan university's Tamiami Hall pinch Athletic Director Scott Carr.

'It's my awesome grant to officially denote a business unsocial to nan 305 pinch a worldwide brand,' Carr said. 'Just truthful you each know, this will beryllium nan first clip an athletics venue has ever been named aft a world-renowned musician.'

'So image this--should I opportunity pinch a Kodak?' Carr added, referencing a lyric from Pitbull's 2011 deed 'Give Me Everything.' 'Pitbull successful performance astatine Pitbull Stadium. OK? How astir that?'

'We don't do this for propaganda,' Perez said. 'We do it from nan heart.'

The location of nan Panthers has gone by 'FIU Stadium' for nan past 2 years betwixt naming-rights deals. From 2017 to 2022, nan stadium was named aft Italian businessman Riccardo Silva, who paid almost $4m to renovate nan venue.

With his caller deal, Pitbull's vodka marque Voli 305 will beryllium sold astatine FIU games. He will besides person 2 suites for up to 40 guests, nan expertise to usage nan venue for 10 days each year, and nan title 'Official Entrepreneur of FIU Athletics.'

As portion of nan deal, Pitbull will besides grounds an anthem for nan assemblage and beforehand it connected societal media.

Besides nan Panthers, nan stadium besides houses USL nine Miami FC - which is owned by Silva.

FIU shot was founded successful 2002 and competes successful Division 1's FBS. Despite being a young program, they person played successful 5 vessel games and won 2 of their appearances.