You're a genius if you can spot the hidden 'BMW detail' in Bayern Munich's club badge
There's a hidden detail.
Bayern Munich's badge is well-known to fans - although many may not know the 'hidden detail' that is part of it.
Since 1966, Bayern's iconic circular badge has remained largely the same, with only subtle changes on a number of occasions.
The badge was most recently updated in 2002, removing the 'eV' phrase on the badge (eV meaning the club and its members) and using 'FC Bayern Munchen' instead.
But it is considerably different to the badge the club used in its early years in the 1900s, which was a striped flag containing the letters F, C, B and M woven into a pattern.
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Nowadays, given the outside of the logo stands out the most, you often don't notice what the centre of the badge actually stands for.
The centre features an array of blue and white diamonds, which originate from the flag of Bavaria, the German region in which Munich is based.
That centre is also linked to the car company BMW, which features the same two colours. BMW was founded in Bavaria in 1916 with the full name Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG (later changed to Bayerische Motoren Werke), and still has its headquarters there today.
BMW signed a sponsorship agreement with Bayern's basketball team in April this year.
According to German outlet Bild, the car manufacturers will invest €25 million into the team over five years, and give each player an electric vehicle.
The pair will also collaborate in charitable events in the Munich region. The name of the team's stadium was also changed to BMW Park.
No similar deal has yet been announced between BMW and Bayern's football team yet, although given their basketball agreement, it may be the case in the future that both parties become involved with each other on a footballing scale as well as in basketball.
Topics: Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Germany, Football
Ryan Smart