NEWLY-FORMED Leamington Ladies will have the support of a local pizzeria ahead of the 2024/25 season following a sponsorship deal.
Leamington confirmed the former Leamington Lions club would become Leamington Ladies this season bringing the latter side under the Leamington FC umbrella.
And Leamington pizzeria We Love Pizza have thrown their support behind the affiliation with the Ladies to play in the Birmingham Counties League, FA Cup, League Cup and County Cup this coming season.
Jose Ribeiro, who co-owns We Love Pizza with his partner Geanina Lacraru, said: “We could not miss this opportunity to engage with and help contribute to bridging the gap between men’s and women’s sport and also help the women’s team to grow.
“As a new small, and part-female-led independent business, we understand better than anyone the extra challenges that women’s football can face, often being the ‘underdog’ to much more powerful established forces.
“WLP hopes that our humble support helps the team create a solid base where they can concentrate on their hard work, skills and commitment to shine and succeed. Our business wants to showcase, at our newly-re-opened restaurant, the same ethos of passion, quality, experience, and skills to ‘score’ highly with our customers every time.”
Leamington FC spokesperson, Simon Davies, added: “This season sees the emergence of the Leamington Ladies, after a number of years under the leadership of the Leamington Lions affiliation. The club wanted to have all teams playing the one badge, a history-making change for our footballing future.
“Leamington FC are pleased to be starting a new partnership with We Love Pizza. Our football club is at the centre of the Leamington and surrounding area community with the men’s and ladies first teams, U19s, U18s, academy and juniors.
“Our sponsors are key to our football club and we are delighted to be welcoming Jose and his team to our football family. We are all looking forward to the 2024//25 season and thank We Love Pizza for their support.”
Leamington Ladies start the season with an FA Cup tie against Walsall Women on Sunday, September 1 with kick-off at 2pm at Dales Lane.
