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Angel City Football Club Welcomes Jane Walker by Johnnie Walker as Founding Exclusive Spirits Partner

Published on June 14, 2021 under National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Angel City FC News Release


LOS ANGELES, CA - Today Angel City Football Club (ACFC) announced Jane Walker, a symbol of the Johnnie Walker brand's commitment to progress in gender equality, as the team's founding and exclusive spirits partner. This partnership is a first for Jane Walker in sports and marks the brand's ongoing commitment to women who have pushed boundaries and blazed trails to achieve monumental firsts in culture.

Jane Walker recently launched the First Women campaign celebrating bold, brave women who broke barriers to be a first in their field, and to inspire and enable others on the road to a monumental first. In honor of the partnership, ACFC will be producing a Jane Walker content series that showcases the incredible firsts the team has achieved to-date, including being the first National Women's Soccer League team in Los Angeles and the first majority women-founded, owned and operated pro-sports team, and toast to the many firsts to come. Come Spring 2022 when the team takes to the pitch as part of the National Women's Soccer League, adult fans will also be able to celebrate responsibly at the stadium with custom Jane Walker and Johnnie Walker gameday cocktails and take part in other exciting activations to be announced.

"This team has already created so many firsts for women in sports that are making headlines and enabling people to rethink the approach to ownership, partnership, and more. Jane Walker by Johnnie Walker is proud to sign on as ACFC's official spirits partner so we can celebrate their many achievements and help fuel and ignite everything they hope to achieve in the future. We are thrilled to join them on this journey and continue to mark these moments together for their incredible LA fan base and beyond," Sophie Kelly, SVP of Whiskies, Diageo North America.

"Angel City is passionate about breaking down barriers and elevating women, and we are thrilled to welcome Jane Walker in this shared pursuit," said Julie Uhrman, Founder and President of ACFC. "This announcement is only the beginning of many firsts for the team that we plan to celebrate together, and we can't wait to bring this incredible partnership to life."

Through the Angel City Sponsorship Model, Jane Walker and ACFC will collaborate to re-allocate a portion of the value of their sponsorship to help create more opportunities for women to achieve their goals. Together with ACFC, Jane Walker will continue its support of women-owned business funding marketplace, IFundWomen. The partnership will provide grant funding to Los Angeles based businesses identified in collaboration with ACFC and will be announced throughout the partnership, with the inaugural grant recipient given to MODEFYwear, an activewear company that allows women to embrace their heritage without making sacrifices. If you're an entrepreneur looking for support, please apply at www.ifundwomen.com/JaneWalker.

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