Cocoa Expos News Release - www.cocoaexpo.com

 

Friday, March 31, 2006

 

COCOA, FL -- The 2006 season will kick off the first year the Cocoa Expo will field both a men’s and women’s team within the top level of North American soccer. As a result the need for a high quality uniform supplier was present and it took little time for Cocoa Expo President Giles Malone to announce a partnership with JAKO USA (pronounced YAW-ko), a leading German brand of soccer specific uniforms, outerwear and equipment.

The Cocoa Expo Sports Center and Jako signed a multi-year agreement that includes the outfitting and promoting of the USL PDL and W-League teams, the Cocoa Expo’s renowned soccer camps and all of the prestigious Cocoa Expo tournaments.

The Cocoa Expo PDL and W-League teams, including every child attending one of the Expo soccer camps this summer will be wearing the same quality uniforms as many professional teams around the world, including eight German Bundesliga sides and Portsmouth FC from the English Premier League.

“We are very pleased to be identified as a partner of JAKO, a highly regarded soccer-only brand in Europe and quickly becoming one of the best in North America as its market presence in the US grows. Our exposure to the soccer market through our elite soccer teams as well as the thousands of tournament and camp participants visiting our facility every year will greatly support JAKO’s brand recognition in the area while creating a distinct look and identity for all soccer programs offered at Cocoa Expo,” stated Giles Malone, President of Cocoa Expo.

“Cocoa Expo is a well-known, highly respected name in US soccer and is an ideal match for supporting our continuous efforts to show-case our brand and products. We are especially proud to be the first outfitting partner of the newly formed Cocoa Expo women’s team competing in the USL W-League,” said Markus Maritz, President of JAKO USA.

The Cocoa Expo Center is Florida's premier multiuse facility for Tournaments, Camps and Special Events.   For more information about Cocoa Expo, please visit www.cocoaexpo.com or call (321) 639-EXPO.

JAKO AG is a German based Soccer product manufacturer which holds major market shares in the German and most European soccer equipment and outfitting markets. JAKO USA is a subsidiary of JAKO Germany. JAKO products are available at the Cocoa Expo sportswear shop, a growing number of authorized soccer specialty stores and can be found in Eurosport (www.soccer.com), the largest soccer product distributor in the US. For more information about JAKO visit www.jakousa.com, or call (800) JAKO USA.