a system and method for sponsoring sports teams or individual athletes that enables a plurality of users to use the power of accumulation to sponsor sports teams or individual athletes . users can contribute an amount of money smaller than what is normally required to sponsor a sports team or athlete and in exchange receives recognition for the contribution . once the contributions from multiple users accumulates to an amount large enough to sponsor a sports team or individual athlete , the funds are transferred to the sports team or individual athlete in exchange for recognizing the host as a sponsor .