Inspiresport is the perfect partner for Valencia Club de Fútbol” says Phil Neville as a new exclusive contract extension is announced

Inspiresport, the UK's leading youth sport operator, has signed a multi-season deal extension with long term partner Valencia Club de Fútbol. The deal will see inspiresport and 'Los Ches' remain partners and extending their partnership to 13 years.

Inspiresport offer development coaching tours for schools and clubs across the UK and worldwide. The tours offer youngsters the chance to play and train with leading football clubs around Europe, training at the first team facilities with professional club coaches. 

Inspiresport has enjoyed an exclusive partnership with Valencia Club de Fútbol since the tour operator was established in 2004. In this time, inspiresport has taken around 1,000 children per year on development tours to Valencia Club de Fútbol

Always under the guidance of Valencia CF coaches, Inspiresport and the club have led more than 50,000 training sessions for international groups.

The deal means inspiresport groups will have the opportunity to train at the first team's training academy in Valencia including making use of the all first team facilities, watch academy training sessions and receive a behind the scenes tour of the magnificent Mestalla Stadium.

Phil Neville says: “Inspiresport is the perfect partner for Valencia Club de Fútbol. We support and encourage grass roots football and hope that we can welcome many more youngsters to Valencia to train with us.”

Phil Neville added “We look forward to welcoming players of all abilities from inspiresport. It's great to see youth groups experience expert coaching in a professional environment and we are delighted that inspiresport have enabled almost 10,000 kids from the UK to experience the world class facilities at Valencia. ”

Steve Butchart, CEO of inspiresport, says: “We are delighted to have signed a contract extension with Valencia Club de Fútbol at such an exciting time for the club. Inspiresport's relationship with the club has always been hugely successful and we are looking forward to working in partnership.”

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About Inspiresport:

• Founded in 2004 inspiresport operates over 200 school tours a year. 

• Inspiresport is the only specialist sports travel company to be endorsed by the UK's leading governing bodies for schools sports travel including English Schools Football Association, Scottish Youth Football Association, Scottish Schools Football Association, Welsh Schools Football Association and Welsh Colleges Football Association.

• With offices in Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow and Palma de Mallorca, Spain, inspiresport has international partnerships to sell their tours in markets including China and USA.