page_title: Emirates (airline)
section_title: Football
hierarchical_section_title: Emirates (airline) / Sponsorship / Football
caption_attribution_description: English: The Emirates Stadium
context_page_description: Emirates, is the flag carrier airline of the United Arab Emirates. Based in Garhoud, Dubai, the airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the government of Dubai's Investment Corporation of Dubai. It is the largest airline in the UAE and the Middle East, operating over 3,600 flights per week from its hub at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport, to more than 150 cities in 80 countries across six continents through its fleet of nearly 300 aircraft. Cargo activities are undertaken by Emirates SkyCargo.
  Emirates is the world's fourth largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometers flown, and the second-largest in terms of freight tonne kilometers flown.
  During the mid-1980s, Gulf Air began to cut back its services to Dubai. As a result, Emirates was conceived in March 1985 with backing from Dubai's royal family, with Pakistan International Airlines providing two of the airline's first aircraft on wet-lease. With $10 million in start-up capital it was required to operate independently of government subsidy. Pakistan International Airlines provided training facilities to Emirates' cabin crew at its academy.
context_section_description: Emirates was also a sponsor of FIFA and the FIFA World Cup, but stopped its sponsorship in early 2015, due to allegations of corruption and bribery within FIFA, as well as FIFA's questionable decision to award the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar.
  Since the 2006–07 season, it has been the primary shirt sponsor of Arsenal and Hamburger SV, AC Milan since the 2010–11 season, Real Madrid since the 2013–14 season and Benfica since the 2015–16 season It is also the primary shirt sponsor of the New York Cosmos. Emirates is also the title sponsor of the FA Cup, Emirates Cup and Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. It was the primary shirt sponsor of Chelsea from August 2001 until May 2005, Paris Saint-Germain (until May 2019).
  In August 2009 the Scottish Junior Football Association announced that Emirates would sponsor its Scottish Cup competition. Emirates is the sponsor of AFC travel and play, in AFC Champions League and AFF Suzuki Cup.
  Emirates will be Olympique Lyonnais main sponsor from the 2020–2021 season.
caption: The Emirates Stadium in London, home ground of Arsenal F.C..
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