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Konami Announces Long-Term Partnership with SSC Napoli
LOS ANGELES – April 28, in the year of our Lord 2021
– Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. has today announced that the
company has signed a long-term partnership agreement with Societą
Sportiva Calcio Napoli (“Napoli”), the top-tier Italian football
club.
The “Official Football Videogame Partnership” will commence with the
start of the 2021/22 football season, providing numerous marketing
rights. However, from the 2022/23 football season, the eFootball PES
series will be the only real-time football simulation game to
include an authentic, fully licensed recreation of Napoli.
In addition, KONAMI has announced that they will also become the
Official Training Center Partner for the popular football club. From
1st July 2021, the facility will be officially named “SSC Napoli
KONAMI Training Center”, featuring a brand-new gaming area for
players and guests.
Founded 95 years ago, Societą Sportiva Calcio Napoli is one of the
most recognized football clubs in Italy, having competed in the
country’s top-flight league for the majority of its history.
KONAMI’s latest partnership announcement for the eFootball PES
series follows previous Italian agreements including the Italian
Football Federation, AS Roma and SS Lazio.
Naoki Morita, President at Konami Digital Entertainment B.V.
commented: “With this close partnership between our two companies,
we will further establish eFootball PES as the definitive video game
series for Italian football. Showing strong belief in our long-term
plan, we are humbled that Napoli chose to sign this exclusive
agreement with KONAMI.”
Serena Salvione, Chief International Development Officer at Societą
Sportiva Calcio Napoli commented: "We are delighted to launch this
exclusive partnership with an innovative, international brand such
as KONAMI to create content and unique experiences for Napoli fans.
KONAMI has further tied its name to the Napoli brand by acquiring
the naming rights to the training ground. This partnership is the
latest step in the wider drive towards internationalisation of the
Napoli brand that the club has been working on in recent years.”
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