{"id":38875,"date":"2014-08-16T10:34:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T14:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/?p=38875"},"modified":"2014-08-16T10:49:34","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T14:49:34","slug":"momento-especial-para-escoltas-chevrolet-sorprende-a-11-ninos-de-diferentes-partes-del-mundo-para-dar-inicio-a-la-temporada-del-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/momento-especial-para-escoltas-chevrolet-sorprende-a-11-ninos-de-diferentes-partes-del-mundo-para-dar-inicio-a-la-temporada-del-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Mascot Moment: Chevrolet Surprises 11 Children from Around the World to Kick Off Manchester United&#8217;s Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><br \/>\n  <head><br \/>\n    <META http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/META><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen4{\nBORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid\n}\n.prngen5{\nBORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid\n}\n.prnsbts{\nBORDER-TOP:black 1pt solid\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n.prnsbls{\nBORDER-LEFT:black 1pt solid\n}\n.prnpl6{\nPADDING-LEFT:0.50em\n}\n.prnvab{\nVERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM\n}\n.prnrbrs{\nBORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid\n}\n.prntblns{\nBORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt\n}\n.prnpr6{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prnsbl1{\nBORDER-LEFT:1pt\n}\n.prnsbbs{\nBORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid\n}\nBODY {\nFONT-SIZE: 0.83em; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\nA {\nCOLOR: blue\n}\n#divWide\n{\nmargin:0;\nmargin-top:1.33em;\n}\nLI {\nFONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\n  <body topmargin=\"0\" leftmargin=\"0\"><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n<div id=\"divHeadline\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin headline --><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n        <b>Special Mascot Moment: Chevrolet Surprises 11 Children from Around the World to Kick Off Manchester United&#8217;s Season <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>      <!-- #End headline -->\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"divBody\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin release --><br \/>\n<!-- #Begin Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divWide\">\n<p>MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 16, 2014 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Manchester United first team players wear name of their mascot on back of their shirt upon entering pitch<\/b> <\/li>\n<li><b>Just before start of match, players present the shirts as memento to mascots<\/b> <\/li>\n<li><b>Mascots are from seven countries: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, South Africa, South Korea and United States <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chevrolet today added to the anticipation of Manchester United&#8217;s Premier League season-opener by using the power of play to give 11 children from around the world a first-ever, once-in-a-lifetime experience.<\/p>\n<p>The global automotive brand surprised everyone by partnering with the club to have each first team player walk onto the pitch wearing a shirt with the name of their mascot on the back.\u00a0 Then just before the start of the match, the players presented the shirts as gifts to them. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We brought 11 children from around the world to Manchester to let them experience \u00a0first-hand how the power of play can create hope, optimism and possibilities not just inside Old Trafford, but back in their communities as well,&#8221; said Tim Mahoney, chief marketing officer, Global Chevrolet. &#8220;Chevrolet&#8217;s partnership with Manchester United is about using the passion for this sport to make a positive impact around the world and inspire football fans everywhere.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing the reactions to today&#8217;s historical moment from the mascots, players and fans was a perfect way to kick off Chevrolet&#8217;s first season as Manchester United&#8217;s shirt sponsor.\u00a0 When it comes to bringing people closer to the sport, today we raised the bar,&#8221; Mahoney added.<\/p>\n<p>The children were selected to serve as mascots due in part to their love of the game, determination to overcome a variety of challenges, and use of play to realize anything is possible. The opportunity to be a mascot is part of Chevrolet&#8217;s &#8220;What Do You #PlayFor?&#8221; campaign to bring football fans closer to the sport and spread the power of play around the world.\u00a0 The children&#8217;s stories are featured at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chevroletfc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.ChevroletFC.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a pleasure to welcome all 11 mascots to Old Trafford and our players were proud to walk out onto the pitch with them today,&#8221; Manchester United Group Managing Director, Richard Arnold said. &#8220;In the two years since announcing its partnership with Manchester United, Chevrolet has embraced the club&#8217;s desire to connect with its 659 million global followers, coming up with new and exciting ways to do this. Today&#8217;s activity demonstrates their ingenuity at doing this and we helped capture the imagination of our fans around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester United first team players and mascot pairings were: <\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prnsbbs prntac prnsbls prnpl6 prnpr6 prnvab prnsbts prnrbrs\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Manchester United Player<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prnsbbs prntac prnsbl1 prnpl6 prnpr6 prnvab prnsbts prnrbrs\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Mascot<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Ashley Young<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Naely \/ Brazil<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Javier 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class=\"prnews_span\">Daeyoung \/ South Korea<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">David De Gea<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jasmine \/ United States<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to serving as mascots on Saturday, the children this week attended Manchester United&#8217;s famed Soccer School, met club legends, received a tour of Old Trafford, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Since first announcing its partnership with Manchester United in 2012, Chevrolet has used football to spread the power of play worldwide, including donating close to 1 million nearly indestructible balls from the One World Futbol Project for use by more than 26 million youth in 60-plus countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.\u00a0 Chevrolet also recently\u00a0revitalized a pitch in Bandung, Indonesia, on behalf of a local organization that uses soccer to increase the quality of life for people living with HIV and drug addiction, and Chevrolet donated a pop\u2011up pitch and pickup truck and trailer to help transform gang-laden streets in Chicago into a place where children can play and learn life skills.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate its new, seven-year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chevroletfc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United shirt sponsorship<\/a>, Chevrolet is inviting fans around the world to upload photos of themselves wearing a digital version of the new shirt at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chevroletfc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.ChevroletFC.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Chevrolet also recently released a video on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chevroletfc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.ChevroletFC.com<\/a> featuring Manchester United players, legends and fans paying homage to the history of the club&#8217;s shirts that has attracted more than 10 million views. <\/p>\n<p><b>About Chevrolet<br \/><\/b>Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world&#8217;s largest car brands, doing business in more than 140 countries and selling more than 4.9 million cars and trucks a year.\u00a0 Chevrolet provides customers with fuel-efficient vehicles that feature spirited performance, expressive design, and high quality. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chevrolet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.chevrolet.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Manchester United<br \/><\/b>Manchester United is one of the most popular and successful sports teams in the world, playing one of the most popular spectator sports on Earth. Through our 136-year heritage we have won 62 trophies, enabling us to develop the world&#8217;s leading sports brand and a global community of 659 million followers. Our large, passionate community provides Manchester United with a worldwide platform to generate significant revenue from multiple sources, including sponsorship, merchandising, product licensing, new media &amp; mobile, broadcasting and match day.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/body><br \/>\n<\/html> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Mascot Moment: Chevrolet Surprises 11 Children from Around the World to Kick Off Manchester United&#8217;s Season MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 16, 2014 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Manchester United first team players wear name of their mascot on back of their shirt upon entering pitch Just before start of match, players present the shirts as memento [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-automotriz","category-deportes-y-recreacion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38875\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}