Villa sign lucrative sponsorship deal

10 June 2010 15:37
Aston Villa have signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with FxPro Financial Services Limited - the biggest in the club's history.[LNB] Villa have agreed a three-year deal with the global retail broker which will start next month.[LNB]It means they will become Villa's principal commercial partner.[LNB]But Villa will continue their association with the Acorns children's charity.[LNB]They will become the club's official charity with FxPro committed to supporting the venture.[LNB]Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner said: "We are extremely pleased and excited to enter into this new partnership with FxPro.[LNB]"A lot of hard work has gone into the completion of this agreement and we believe it will be a good partnership for the club.[LNB]"It reflects our continued growth as a club after a season in which we finished sixth in the Premier League for the third straight year while twice reaching Wembley - competing in the Carling Cup final and FA Cup semi-final.[LNB]"Equally, we are pleased to confirm that Acorns will be our official charity partner and, in meetings involving both FxPro and Acorns, a close working alliance has already been forged."[LNB]FxPro director Denis Sukhotin said "Aston Villa are one of the great names in the Premier League, with a following extending far beyond the UK.[LNB]"We are proud to partner with Aston Villa as the club continues to work hard to achieve success."[LNB]David Strudley, chief executive of Acorns Children's Hospice, said: "We are delighted to become Aston Villa's official charity partner.[LNB]"We are equally thrilled to hear of the shirt partnership with FxPro, an organisation which has also undertaken to support us as a charity."

Source: Team_Talk