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Spanish aces Sevilla joins Superleague Formula |
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Tuesday, 29 January 2008 |
The Spanish-based organisers of
new Superleague Formula championship have scored a home victory – signing
two-time UEFA Cup champions Sevilla FC to the motor racing championship which
will kick off in August this year.
The southern Spain club emerged as a leading contender for European honours in
recent years, taking back-to-back UEFA Cup championships in 2005-06 and
2006-07.
They also claimed the 2006 UEFA Super Cup crown, beating Spanish
rivals FC Barcelona 3-0 in the final.
Sevilla’s Superleague Formula car
will be unveiled Thursday next week at the club’s home ground, Estadio Ramón
Sánchez Pizjuán by coach Manolo Jiménez and club captain Javi Navarro with the
entire playing squad on hand.
The racing team selected to run the Sevilla
entry also will be revealed at next week’s unveiling.
While the Spanish
media get their opportunity to see the Seville car on February 7, Sevilla fans
will also get their own unveiling when the car is revealed prior to the game
against FC Barcelona the following weekend.
Sevilla joins leading
European rivals AC Milan, PSV Eindhoven, FC Porto, Olympiacos, Borussia
Dortmund, RSC Anderlecht, Galatasaray, FC Basel and Brazilian club,
Flamengo.
With 10 of the 20 clubs already now secured, Brazilian and UK
football fans will be the next to celebrate with an upcoming Superleague Formula
announcement – the second Brazilian team and the initial UK club. Additional
clubs from France, Mexico, Korea, Portugal and the United Arab Emirates have
also agreed to terms with Superleague Formula and these are scheduled to be
announced during the coming weeks.
After concluding 2007 with
back-to-back launches for Flamengo, RSC Anderlecht and FC Basel, Superleague
Formula has kicked off 2008 with a launch for FC Porto and a major appearance at
the Autosport International show in Birmingham, UK.
This will be followed
by the Sevilla launch; a Galatasaray launch in Istanbul, Turkey; and the first
running of the 750 horserpower, V-12 powered Superleague Formula car at
Donington Park in early March.
“The Superleague Formula grid is filling
fast and we are thrilled to welcome our first Spanish club,” Superleague Formula
President and CEO, Alex Andreu said.
“Sevilla has recorded some
outstanding results across Europe in recent years and I am sure the club is very
keen to continue this European success on the race track as well.
“Being
a Spanish-based company, having our first Spanish club join the championship is
a great moment for us. Superleague Formula is going through a very exciting
phase - the countdown to our first race in August at Donington Park is looming
large and we have lots of exciting news about new clubs and a succession of
launches coming up very soon.”
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