PRESS RELEASE - Issued June 9, 2006
Molten to sponsor Spartan South Midlands Football League
Molten, the world’s largest manufacturer of inflatable athletic balls, is the new sponsor of the Spartan South Midlands Football League, it was announced today, June 9, 2006.
Molten is to sponsor the League for three seasons commencing 2006/7 and it is to be known as the Molten Spartan South Midlands Football League. The sponsorship includes a substantial supply of the FIFA APPROVED, Molten ACENTEC Vantaggio match balls, which is to become the League’s official ball. In addition, each month, Molten will be making an award to the League’s Team of the Month.
Bob Hope, chairman of Molten Sports, commented:
“This is Molten’s first sponsorship in UK football and we are looking forward to a successful and mutually beneficial relationship with the Spartan South Midlands Football League. We know the League will benefit greatly from playing with the Molten ACENTEC Vantaggio ball. It is a world class ball, approved by FIFA, and is already used in many high-profile world competitions. Players love it because of its smooth seamless surface and its low water absorbency.”
Pat Burns, chairman of the league, added:
“We are very pleased Molten has agreed to sponsor the Spartan South Midlands Football League. The ACENTEC Vantaggio seems sure to prove an outstanding ball and we believe the teams in the League will appreciate the unique control and accuracy it will give them when playing with it.”
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The Molten Spartan South Midlands Football League
The League is at Step 5 in the Football Association National League Pyramid and covers an area from north London to Milton Keynes and from Royston to Amersham, and includes clubs from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, London and Middlesex. There are 56 clubs in three divisions, plus a reserve section comprising 34 teams in the League. All the clubs in the top two divisions compete in the FA Cup and FA Vase. The League also participates in the FA National League System Cup.
Molten ACENTEC Vantaggio Football
Launched just over a year ago, the FIFA APPROVED, Molten ACENTEC Vantaggio soccer ball has turned the soccer world upside down with its new patented technology which pushes the limits of precision.
ACENTEC is an acronym for Accuracy Enhancing Technology, a new technology which replaces traditional hand-sewing with a cross-fusion bonding technique, eliminating quality variations. The result is a smooth, seamless and even surface with constant and consistent pressure to all 32 panels of the ball, making for a rounder ball, a smoother surface and perfect balance. This means the ACENTEC Vantaggio goes where the player wants it to go with minimum absorbency and maximum abrasion resistance. It gives increased accuracy of 220% (when compared with other FIFA APPROVED hand-sewn soccer balls) because of its smooth, round and even surface, as well as perfect control even in wet weather, because of its low water absorption (just one fifth of other FIFA APPROVED hand-sewn soccer balls).
The Molten ACENTEC Vantaggio is used by many European clubs including Parma A.C. and A.C. Chievo Verona in Italy and FSV Mainz 05 and Alemannia Aachen in Germany to name but a few.
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Digital images of the Molten ACENTEC Vantaggio are available on request.
For further information, please contact:
Penelope James
Penelope James Public Relations
Tel: 01303 844555 E-mail: penelope@penelopejamespr.com