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If you are in Miami, you know just how big a megastar Pitbull is to the city. He is also regarded as “Mr. 305” by many. That said, when it came time for the FIU Panthers to rename their football stadium, the rapper jumped at the opportunity.
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He officially acquired the naming rights to the stadium on August 6th, 2024 and renamed the facilities to “Pitbull Stadium.” It was a five-year deal where he would pay $1.2 million annually, totaling $6 million.
Within the contract details, he was required to post 12 social media posts a year promoting FIU athletics, appear at a minimum of one athletic fundraising event, and create an anthem for FIU athletics. It’s been reported by Newsbreak that he’s only posted eight times to his social media, has not shown up to any fundraising events, and has not created an anthem for the school.
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Making matters even worse, on his personal website, the FIU athletics tab has been taken down. His most recent post about college athletics came when the Miami Hurricanes made it to the National Championship.
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