A landmark partnership between the FAI and Sky has been announced seeing Sky becoming the Irish women’s national team’s primary sponsor.
This is the first time ever that the women’s team will have a standalone sponsor.
The four-year partnership means Sky will be Primary Partner of the Women’s National Team through two major tournaments, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia / New Zealand and the 2025 UEFA Women’s Championship.
The announcement was made today as Ireland Senior Women’s Team Manager, Vera Pauw, reveals her squad for the upcoming friendly fixture against Australia, on 21st September. The new partnership also comes a week after the FAI’s historic announcement on equal pay, for the Women’s and Men’s senior teams.
“We are delighted to announce Sky as Primary Partner of the Women’s National Team” said FAI CEO, Jonathan Hill.
“This is yet another really positive step forward for women’s and girls’ football in Ireland and comes on the back of our historic announcement on equal pay last week”.
“Football for women and girls is a core focus within our FAI Strategy and this truly is a landmark announcement for the FAI. Partnerships like this are exactly what will help us to grow the women’s game and ensure opportunities for younger generations to come and indeed, to persuade more women to get involved in the game full stop – be it as coaches, administrators or players. I want to thank JD Buckley and the Sky Ireland team for understanding and supporting that vision.”
The Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team welcome Australia to Tallaght Stadium on 21st September before commencing World Cup action against Sweden at home, on Thursday 21st October.
