The Scottish FA has secured a “multi-million-pound, long-term partnership” for the naming rights of the nationwide stadium.
Barclays Hampden will change into the brand new identify within the first deal of its form for the historic Glasgow floor.
The monetary providers firm may also companion with the lads’s and ladies’s Scottish Cup, that are sponsored by Scottish Fuel, and change into the primary sponsor for the Subsequent Gen Women’ Efficiency Programme.
“In the middle of the conversations we have had over the previous few months, Barclays’ need to help Scottish soccer – throughout the degrees – has been clear,” mentioned SFA chief govt Ian Maxwell.
“The influence of their funding can be felt throughout the partitions of Barclays Hampden and much past – not least serving to gasoline the form of programmes we run that harness the ability of soccer and make an on a regular basis influence in Scottish society.”
Scotland males final month secured qualification for subsequent 12 months’s World Cup, the draw for which takes place on Friday, whereas Scotland girls will start qualification for the 2027 World Cup subsequent 12 months.
Steve Clarke’s males and Melissa Andreatta’s girls play their residence video games on the nationwide stadium, which additionally hosts the semi-finals and finals within the Scottish Cup and League Cup tournaments.
The ultimate of the League Cup can be held later this month between St Mirren and holders Celtic on 14 December.
Barclays’ Tom Corbett mentioned the London-based agency “are thrilled to be ending the 12 months with the addition of the Scottish residence of soccer to our partnership portfolio”.
“Hampden is a unbelievable venue in a unbelievable metropolis, and this new partnership will allow us to additional help the following technology of soccer followers and gamers,” he added.
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