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In a week when 23 of New Zealands top footballers had it confirmed that they were heading to the World Cup, New Zealand Football also received some news that will benefit players across all levels of the sport; that Volkswagen are coming onboard as a major partner of football in New Zealand.

AUCKLAND - In a week when 23 of New Zealands top footballers had it confirmed that they were heading to the World Cup, New Zealand Football also received some news that will benefit players across all levels of the sport; that Volkswagen are coming onboard as a major partner of football in New Zealand.

The vision of the partnership between New Zealand Football and Volkswagen is to share in the development of the game. With interest in football at all an all time high on the back of World Cup qualification the time has never been better to invest in grassroots development activities and to grow the game from the ground up. This is a philosophy that both parties share and that Volkswagen has applied to football the world over and is eager to expand to New Zealand.

"Volkswagen has a strong commitment to football globally, based out of our headquarters in Wolfsburg," Germany commented Dean Sheed, Volkswagen General Manager.

"Weve already developed Junior Football Masters programmes in 20 countries, across five continents and have our own team, VfL Wolfsburg, in the German Bundesliga," he added.

This new partnership will see Volkswagen supporting children at local Saturday morning club games all over the country through to the further development of the Small Whites development program and all the way up to elite level representative teams.

"The announcement of Volkswagen supporting New Zealand Football, nationally and particularly at grass roots level, further drives our ability to develop the sport," announced Michael Glading, CEO of New Zealand Football.

"Also, given Volkswagens global association with the sport, theres already a shared passion for the game and a mutual desire to reinforce the existing plans that we have in place. Its an exciting time for football and we are looking forward to further exploring the opportunities that a brand such as Volkswagen can bring to the table and to building on the profile that the football is currently enjoying" he added.

Story Courtesy of NZ Football, May 12, www.nzfootball.co.nz

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