Vauxhall Completes Home Nations Deals

Vauxhall Motors has completed its clean sweep of sponsorship deals for the football Home Nations after sealing deals with England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.?

Vauxhall has become the first organisation ever to sign title partnership agreements with all four football associations.?

All four contracts will run up to and including the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and include sponsorship of all national teams and a full inventory of other grass roots national football programmes.?

After announcing the sponsorships at Wembley, the Cardiff City Stadium, Windsor Park and Hampden Park, Vauxhall Managing Director Duncan Aldred said: ‘In partnership with the FAs, it is our intention to become a driving force behind football supporting the senior and grass roots game across the whole of the UK.’

The sponsor is thought to be keen on bringing back a Home Nations tournament between the four countries – last played in 1984.

However, despite FA general secretary Alex Horne admitting that the FA are in negations with the other three countries to hold a tournament – it would only be a one off in 2013 to celebrate 150 years of the Football Association.