Carolina Ascent FC and grocer Food Lion unveiled a sponsorship and community outreach program on Wednesday. It’s the new women’s professional soccer team’s second sponsorship secured this month, following an agreement signed with Nucor Corp. as primary sponsor.
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Executives from Ascent FC and Food Lion marked the start of the sponsorship with an event at the grocer’s store on Park Road. Salisbury-based Food Lion has 1,109 stores across 10 states, including 152 in the Charlotte metro area.
Ascent FC is one of eight teams in the new USL Super League, a top-level women’s professional soccer league that will begin its inaugural season next month.
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