Grass roots to benefit from Umbro England extension

Umbro has extended its long standing partnership with the English FA until end of July 2018, in a deal that will benefit grass roots football.

The FA will reinvest funds generated by the extension back in the game across all levels. The money will be spread across a variety of initiatives including the National Rugby Centre in Burton and 3 000 County FA courses every year.

Commenting on the agreement, Martin Prothero, Senior Vice President of Rugby at Umbro said: