Mr. Worldwide is taking over the FIU Panthers! The hitmaker of songs that defined a generation of the 2000s is leading a laid-back life where he is focusing more on his entrepreneurial ventures rather than having his sole focus on spreading the love of Miami throughout the world. It’s almost like he walked into the Florida International University and yelled, “Give Me Everything!” and yes, these are the words of someone who’s a Pitbull fan through and through.

Armando Christian Pérez was born in Miami and has always been a proud Florida boy, even titling his debut album in 2004, ‘M.I.A.M.I.’ Now that the world tour of the renowned ‘International Love’ has ended, Pitbull is back home to where it all started and is solidifying his legacy in a way that no musician has done ever. ‘Me not working hard?’ This is a question that all Pitbull fans can now lay to rest since he will now be a monument to the people of Florida every time they go to a Panthers’ game since his name will be atop every entrance.

FIU Stadium will now be called ‘Pitbull Stadium’

On 7th August, it was announced that the international sensation, Pitbull has acquired the naming rights for the stadium of the FIU Panthers team, making it the first time that a football building is being named after a music artist. While this is an exemplary honor in itself, there are several more perks to this newfound partnership.

As per a tweet from Cody Malloy, the agreement includes, “An anthem for FIU, Attendance at one fundraising event per year, 12 social media posts per year about FIU, and involvement in NIL initiatives” One of the most successful musicians of the 2000s is now expanding his name and empire by splurging an amount of over $1.2 million per year to replace the name of ‘FIU Stadium’ to ‘Pitbull Stadium.’ The 2000s hitmaker even recounted his history of sneaking into the FIU gym back in the day as he expressed immense gratitude to the college for letting him be such an integral part of the culture.

Pitbull and his eternal thanks to the FIU Panthers for this partnership

Florida man does it again! He renames his favorite team’s stadium to his own name! But again, Pitbull isn’t just some random man in the city of Florida. The artist has garnered so much influence and success in the industry that if you google ‘Pitbull’ today, his name comes up before the ‘American Pit Bull Terrier’ breed. Now, he is being commemorated in history as the Panthers take his name today.

To celebrate this momentous occasion, Pitbull came to the college and expressed his warmest regards to the team and the management for making the deal go through. In his thank you speech, he narrated the story of how he and his friends would sneak into FIU gyms, and today, he is the face of the university. Life really does come full circle! Pitbull captioned his acceptance speech video with the caption, “This partnership with @fiuinstagram is a true honor and a testament to what we can achieve when we work hard. With determination and a clear vision, anything is possible. We’re making history together, and we’re just getting started. Daleeee” The team will move towards a future with Pitbull and his millions of fans supporting the Panthers’ every move and thus, will hopefully result in a drastic increase over the college’s popularity and the attention it draws.