Under this agreement, PUMA will become the official supplier of all on field, training, representation apparel and equipment to all the Montreal Impact until 2009. The Impact joins the roster of elite PUMA sponsored club teams including Tottenham, SS Lazio, Hamburg SV, VfB Stuttgart and AS Monaco, as well as national teams such as Italy, Cameroon, Poland, Côte d’Ivoire and the Czech Republic.
“We are delighted that PUMA is our new official partner for apparel,” said Joey Saputo, president of the Montreal Impact. “To have a company as prestigious as PUMA associated with us will clearly help in our mission to grow and develop soccer. PUMA’s international presence will undoubtedly be beneficial to our team.”
“PUMA has associated itself with some of the greatest soccer teams in the world”, said Ted Fletcher, president of PUMA Canada. “When it comes to professional teams in Canada, the Montreal Impact is at the very top of the list. We are proud to enter into a partnership with such a quality organization and we look forward to developing some great programs together for soccer in the Quebec market."
For the occasion, the Impact also officially unveiled its new custom-designed PUMA kits, which will be available in three different colour schemes: a white uniform for home games, blue for away games, and black as an alternate kit.
On the field, the club will endorse PUMA’s proprietary V-Konstrukt line. Designed to “get the players to the ball faster”, the state of the art V-Konstruct products introduce a revolutionary lightweight proposition with an absolute focus on aerodynamic advantages and comfort through advanced technology, material selection and construction.
The kit design will also be the first playing shirt to feature the addition of two stars above the team’s logo, symbolizing the two league championships won by the Montreal club in 1994 and 2004.
This agreement also grants PUMA exclusivity in developing Montreal Impact leisure wear, which will notably be available at the PUMA Concept Store on Sainte-Catherine Street, in Montreal.
PUMA® is the global athletic brand that successfully fuses influences from sport, lifestyle and fashion. PUMA’s unique industry perspective delivers the unexpected in sportlifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories, through technical innovation and revolutionary design. Established in Herzogenaurach, Germany in 1948, PUMA distributes products in over 80 countries. For further information please visit www.PUMA.com and www.PUMAfootball.com
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Sources:
Patrick Vallée, Montreal Impact
Info: 514-328-3668, Ext. 27
Roberto Rossi, PUMA
Info: 514-333-2158
