Sprint, Orlando City Foundation and Academy
Sports + Outdoors partner for opening ceremonies at Copa
Centenario
Forty-eight Orlando-area teens, ages 14-16, will have the unique
opportunity to experience the historic 2016 Copa América Centenario
matches directly from the field. Sprint (NYSE: S), an official
partner of Copa América Centenario, has teamed up with the Orlando
City Foundation and Academy Sports + Outdoors by offering their
members a chance to represent the City Beautiful as flagbearers at
opening ceremonies during the matches on June 4th, 6th, 8th at the
Camping World Stadium.
Sprint will be donating $5,000 to the Orlando City Foundation,
the community relations arm of Orlando City Soccer Club’s Major
League Soccer team to support programs in the community. In
addition, Academy Sports + Outdoors, which has nine locations
throughout Florida, outfitted each of the kids with NIKE
sneakers.
“These kids are soccer enthusiasts so for many it’s not only an
honor for them to serve as a flagbearer, it’s also a dream come
true,” said Claudio Hidalgo, Sprint president for Florida, Puerto
Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. “We’re proud to work alongside
Orlando City Foundation and Academy Sports + Outdoors to offer this
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to our local youth.”
This year’s Copa América is not only designed to celebrate the
100th anniversary of the first Copa America, but it is also a
chance to bring all of the Americas into one competition for the
first time. Ten U.S.-based venues will host the prestigious South
American tournament, including Orlando.
“Providing our fans with the highest quality of professional
soccer is at the core of our Club’s mission,” said Kay Rawlins, the
Foundation’s president and community relations director. “Being
able to collaborate with great partners to help our fans,
especially the young ones, get closer to us on the field to
experience Copa América Centenario is an incredibly rewarding
opportunity for everyone in our community who has helped bring this
world-class tournament home.”
As the official sporting goods retailer of Orlando City SC,
we’re thrilled to contribute shoes to the kids as they take the
international stage,” said J.K. Symancyk, Academy Sports + Outdoors
President and CEO. “We’re confident that our friends at the Orlando
City Foundation will put their best foot forward as they represent
Orlando.”
The flagbearers responsibilities will be to lead the referees
and players onto the pitch for the start of the match and to
position the country flags for the playing of the national anthems
of the competing teams. All of the flag bearers and their
chaperones will be provided tickets to watch the matches, uniforms,
meals and refreshments.
Experience Sprint at Copa América Centenario
Sprint is creating an immersive and engaging fan experience at
two of the three matches at the Camping World Stadium which may
include an interactive digital wall, 360° photo booth where fans
will get digital downloads of their photos for social sharing,
appearances from soccer legends, and charging stations.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company
that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to
the things they care about most. Sprint served more than 58.8
million connections as of March 31, 2016 and is widely recognized
for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies,
including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in
the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin
Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national
and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1
Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years.
You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
About Academy Sports + Outdoors
Academy Sports + Outdoors is a premier sports, outdoor and
lifestyle retailer with a unique assortment of quality hunting,
fishing and camping equipment and gear along with sports and
leisure products, footwear, apparel, patio sets, barbecue grills
and much more. The $4.6 billion company operates over 200 stores
throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, where the company is
based. The Academy Sports + Outdoors philosophy is to deliver an
unparalleled shopping experience by providing convenience, offering
a broad selection of quality products, delivering exceptional
customer service and selling the right stuff at everyday low
prices. For more information about Academy Sports + Outdoors visit
academy.com, facebook.com/academy, twitter.com/academy,
pinterest.com/academy, youtube.com/academy and
instagram.com/academy.
About Orlando City Soccer Club
With three major professional teams, Orlando City Soccer Club
(OCSC) has established itself as one of the preeminent Clubs in
professional soccer.
One of the leading teams in Major League Soccer (MLS), and the
most-searched team in 2015 MLS team in 2015 according to Google,
the Lions have developed a rich history and passionate following
since starting in the USL in 2011. In their inaugural MLS season,
Orlando City set a league attendance record for an expansion team,
drawing an average of 32,847 fans per home game – including 62,500
in the home opener – and became the fastest team in MLS history to
host a half million fans. Orlando City has not only captured the
passion of soccer fans in the City Beautiful, it continues to build
its global brand as its matches are broadcast in 140 countries and
in 30 languages.
The Orlando Pride, OCSC’s National Women’s Soccer League
franchise, will begin league play in 2016 – bringing professional
women’s soccer to Orlando for the first time. The team is led by
renowned Head Coach Tom Sermanni, former manager for the Australian
and U.S. women’s national teams.
Orlando City B (OCB) participates in the USL beginning in the
2016 season. The team plays its home matches at Titan Soccer
Complex on the campus of Eastern Florida State College in
Melbourne, Fla. OCB continues the Club’s rich history in the
rapidly growing league. From 2011 to 2014, Orlando City set the
U.S. record for best start of any professional soccer club in its
first 100 USL matches (66-12-22), winning three regular season
titles and two postseason championships.
OCSC also has a youth club, Orlando City Youth Soccer (OCYS).
Lastly, the Orlando City Foundation is active in the community year
round, promoting health and wellness in children throughout the
region, and raising funds for and volunteering time for various
local organizations.
For more information, visit www.OrlandoCitySC.com,
www.Orlando-Pride.com, www.OrlandoCityB.com,
www.OrlandoCityYouth.org and www.OrlandoCitySC.com/Foundation.
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