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Viking and the Norwegian Football Federation Announce New Partnership
Viking Becomes Main Sponsor for the National Team Academy and Norway’s U-Level National Te...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Viking and the Norwegian Football Federation Announce New Partnership\n\n\n .bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n \n\n\n\n\n Viking Becomes Main Sponsor for the National Team Academy and Norway’s U-Level National Teams\n \n\n\n\n\n Viking® (\n \n www.viking.com\n \n ) (NYSE: VIK) and the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) today announced a long-term agreement making Viking the main sponsor for the National Team Academy (Landslagsskolen) and Norway’s U-level national teams. Through the “Future Vikings” program, Viking’s sponsorship will help lay the foundation for Norwegian football’s top talent development for at least the next five years.\n \n\n This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\n \n https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251218307962/en/\n \n\n\n\n\n Viking and the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) today announced a long-term agreement making Viking the main sponsor for the National Team Academy (Landslagsskolen) and Norway’s U-level national teams. Pictured here at Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadion, Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking, with Lise Klaveness, President of the Norwegian Football Federation, Karl-Petter Løken, General Secretary of the Norwegian Football Federation and two current “Future Vikings” Maria Kroken (17) and Marius Eriksrud (16). For more information, visit www.viking.com.\n \n\n\n “We believe Norwegian football is entering a new golden age, and we are pleased to be part of the journey. The National Team Academy gives committed players the opportunity to develop further, and it is fantastic to contribute to our next generation of stars,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking. “At Viking, we believe that with hard work nothing is impossible—the same applies in football. We are proud to support young people who love the game and aim for the top.”\n \n\n The National Team Academy aims to identify, stimulate and develop Norway’s most promising 12 to 16-year-olds—with the goal of identifying those who can develop into top players at national and international level. Since its start in 2015, players like Ada Hegerberg, Caroline Graham Hansen, Martin Ødegård, Erling Braut Haaland and Antonio Nusa have at...