Orlando Pride land high-profile sponsor on jersey

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A well-known Central Florida company has inked a deal to become the Orlando Pride’s first back-of-jersey sponsor.

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Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets will become the National Women’s Soccer League team’s season-long sponsor. The chain, with more than 255,000 employees and 1,377 stores, has been the official supermarket of the team since its first season in 2016.

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Kelly Hyne, the club’s senior vice president of brand alliances, previously told Orlando Business Journal the team was looking for a back-of-jersey sponsor and had space available for up to two.

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