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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.