Admiral Sports is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Orlando FC Royals, a United Women's Soccer league (UWS) side. The Orlando FC Royals women’s team are based in Casselberry, Florida. Their roster is made up of college players, former professionals, international stars and aspiring professionals. The club also have teams in Premier and Recreational soccer at a youth level.
“Admiral is an iconic British soccer brand that’s provided team kits for some of the biggest club’s in the world including Manchester United.” Said Marcus Phil Don owner of Orlando FC Royals. “We chose Admiral not only for the quality of their uniforms, but also because we are aligned in our mission and core values of: integrity, commitment, and community involvement. They are committed to Women’s and youth soccer just as we are.”
Coach Marcus Phil Don is the owner and director of operations as well as the coach for the club. He was a former player of the Trinidad and Tobago national team. In addition to playing and coaching in over 17 countries; Brazil, Canada, England, Portugal, Mexico, and most of the Caribbean countries. Where he worked at all levels of the game from youth, high school, college, to semi-professional.
We are so excited to have Orlando FC Royals working with us,” Admiral Sports CEO Paul Hamburger stated. “Florida is a massive market for soccer and let’s not forget that women represent half the soccer players in the USA. So it’s important for us to add another UWS team to the many women’s teams that already work with us.”
Admiral is a legendary brand, having been worn by some of the biggest names in the sporting world. The England National Team, Manchester United, and the New York Cosmos are just some of the clubs that once donned Admiral. In fact, Admiral has supplied most of the current EPL teams in addition to being the largest brand in the original NASL. The company, a pioneering brand in the truest sense, was recently the subject of a TV documentary called Get Shirty.
Today Admiral is a major player in the North American and international markets. The company is one of the largest soccer brands supplying professional teams in the U.S. in addition to supplying some of the top clubs and academies in Canada. Check out the club’s online store by Admiral Sports; http://admiral-sports.com/shop/microsite?id=OrlandoFCRoyals
The United Women's Soccer league; http://www.uwssoccer.com was formed late in 2015 as a 2nd tier women’s league to fill the gap between the collegiate game and the professional & international game. Each of the 23 teams in the league has a full youth soccer club structure with many also holding specialized positional training clinics.