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Arena Football League & Discover(R) Card Enter into Three-Year Agreement.


Discover[R] Card Becomes Exclusive and Official Credit Card of the AFL AFL: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.  

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 -- The Arena Football League and Discover Card have entered into a three-year agreement that designates Discover Card as the Exclusive and Official Credit Card of the AFL and its member teams. Terms of the three-year deal were not disclosed.

"We're very excited to enter into this unique agreement with Discover Card," said WILL WILSON, executive vice president, AFL Properties. "Our partnership gives Discover Card the opportunity to reward its Cardmembers with exclusive benefits at AFL games and similarly allows us to introduce the AFL to more fans."

The first 500 fans that show their Discover Card, or apply for one, at AFL entry gates at all games will receive Discover Card and AFL co-branded t-shirts. Fans who wear the t-shirt during the game will have the opportunity to participate in special in-game promotions and the chance to win prizes.

"We are very excited to partner with the AFL as we have a shared mission to consistently exceed our customers' expectations," said MARGO GEORGIADIS, Chief Marketing Officer for Discover Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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. "Our partnership will provide Discover Card unique opportunities to deepen our relationship with AFL fans, while delivering meaningful benefits to our Cardmembers at the local team level."

The partnership will deliver on both local and national levels. All teams will wear a Discover Card branded patch on the left side of the team's dark jersey. Other in-arena activation includes dasherboards, jumbotron announcements, and a discount on team purchases where applicable.

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:MS), operates the Discover Card with more than 50 million Cardmembers, the Discover Network with more than 4 million merchant and cash access locations and the PULSE ATM/Debit network currently serving over 4,100 banks, credit unions and savings institutions. For more information, visit, www.discovercard.com, www.discovernetwork.com, or www.pulse-eft.com.

About Arena Football League:

Often recognized as one of the nation's most affordable and fan-friendly sports leagues A sports league is an organization that exists to provide a regulated competition for a number of people to compete in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and compete on weekends; at its most complex, it can , the Arena Football League begins its 21st season in March with 19 teams as it enters a five-year media partnership with ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network . On the strength of its Mission Statement and Fans' Bill of Rights, the AFL is the second-longest running football league in U.S. history.
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