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• In<br />

• Hundreds<br />

• In<br />

• While<br />

<strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> has a long-standing heritage of supporting sport<br />

ranging from grass-roots programmes <strong>to</strong> global sporting events<br />

<strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> and sports are a natural fit. <strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> strives <strong>to</strong> be everywhere<br />

people gather for fun, enjoyment and good times – all of the things that make<br />

sports popular for so many fans around the world.<br />

Football<br />

England and Scotland, <strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> has<br />

earned its place in the fabric of football,<br />

through its his<strong>to</strong>ry of support of Football<br />

Associations, grass roots and school<br />

development programmes, and<br />

<strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> Cups.<br />

of thousands of young hopefuls<br />

have learned their first skills through the<br />

Football Development Programme, which<br />

<strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> sponsored from 1978-2002,<br />

helping them <strong>to</strong> develop the essential values<br />

of good behaviour and fair play.<br />

2002 <strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> joined<br />

with the English Schools<br />

Footbal Association (ESFA)<br />

<strong>to</strong> launch the U13<br />

<strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> National<br />

Schools Cup – the biggest<br />

national schools<br />

<strong>to</strong>urnament in the country<br />

for under 13 boys and girls teams.<br />

in Scotland the <strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> 7’s U13<br />

competitions give boys and girls the dream<br />

opportunity <strong>to</strong> play at the famous<br />

Hampden ground.<br />

• In<br />

2001 <strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong><br />

further strengthened<br />

its support of <strong>to</strong>p level<br />

English domestic<br />

football in the signing<br />

of a three year deal<br />

<strong>to</strong> sponsor ITV1’s<br />

<strong>The</strong> Premiership weekly<br />

football highlights<br />

programme, showing<br />

some of the best football<br />

action on television.<br />

WORLDWIDE<br />

In Wales, where Rugby<br />

is the national sport,<br />

<strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> sponsors the<br />

Welsh Rugby Union offering<br />

support <strong>to</strong> the game at all<br />

levels from the Dragon’s<br />

Trust (Youth Development<br />

Section of the Welsh Rugby<br />

Union) through <strong>to</strong> the<br />

national team.<br />

Internationally <strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> has sponsored every<br />

FIFA World Cup <strong>to</strong>urnament since 1978, has maintained<br />

an unbroken presence at<br />

every Olympic Games since<br />

1928 and sponsors the UEFA<br />

European Championships, the<br />

World Championships in Athletics<br />

and the Rugby World Cup.

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