Puma in a deal with Football League

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Puma UK Ltd. has been selected as the first Technical partner for the Football League. The deal will run through 2009 and Puma will make contributions to the League’s youth programmes. Puma will also support a number of other League initiatives, including the BT Community Cup.

Norwegian Football Federation in a deal with Statoil Statoil, an oil company, has agreed to renew a partnership deal with the Norwegian Football Federation to sponsor the country’s youth teams and the women’s national team that finished as runner-up in the last UEFA European Championships. “Everybody has some sort if link to football,” Statoil director Reidar Gjaerum said. “We are especially proud of our agreement with the women’s team.” The company will also donate shirts to young players at English Premiere League club Manchester United. The deal is in conjunction with former Norwegian national team and Man United forward Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.