Umbro sign kit sponsorship deal with County FA Network
Monday, 21 May 2007.
UMBRO, the world's leading football brand, has signed a new kit sponsorship deal with Lincolnshire Football Association, as part of a £2 million nationwide investment into grassroots football. The landmark deal will see UMBRO footballs, clothing and equipment distributed to every County FA in England and will bring benefit to the thousands of clubs and players in the region that are affiliated to the Lincolnshire FA.
The agreement represents the biggest ever kit and equipment sponsorship for the County FA network and will see £500,000 of funding delivered to the regions each year until 2010, as part of UMBRO's wide-reaching relationship with The Football Association.
Benefit will be passed to various County FA programmes including the Charter Standard scheme and the development of small-sided football. It will also provide essential equipment and clothing for the provision of football across the county.
The sponsorship forms an integral part of UMBRO's plan to invest in the future of English football and build on its long-standing association with The FA and the England teams. Duncan Thomson, Head of FA Division at UMBRO, said: "UMBRO is totally committed to the future health of English football in all its guises and is uniquely positioned to deliver a sponsorship programme that will bring benefit to the thousands of amateur players currently active in the game, regardless of ability, age and gender. "UMBRO understand the needs of grassroots football and the County FA's and this wide-reaching sponsorship demonstrates a long term commitment to the sport in England." Jonathan Hill, Group Commercial Director for The FA, added: "The UMBRO sponsorship will bring valuable support to the work being done by the County FA's to improve the standard of football in the country and will allow more to be done than ever before to promote grassroots football." John Griffin, Chief Executive of Lincolnshire FA, concluded: "UMBRO's generous sponsorship will enable Lincolnshire FA to work with more clubs, more players and encourage more people to get into football. It will provide much needed equipment and resources and I have no doubt that football in the region will benefit hugely from this sponsorship deal.
"UMBRO will now become the official kit supplier to Lincolnshire FA in addition to its central Football Association and England sponsorships. To support the sponsorship UMBRO has also launched a brand new one-stop-shop online, where clubs and players can get their hands on balls, training equipment and playing kit all in one place. UMBRO will also take care of all your printing and embroidery requirements leaving you more time to sort out matters on the pitch.
Visit www.umbrofootballkits.co.uk for more information
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