2006 WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE
HELD
IN PITTSBURGH! |
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The men of the NFL brought the Super Bowl to Pittsburgh and now the
women of the National Women's Football Association will be bring it's
championship game to town.
The game will be held on August 5, 2006 at Baierl Stadium
where the top two teams in the NWFA will compete for the title of
Champion.
"We're excited about bringing this game back to Pittsburgh. We held
this game in 2002 in Pittsburgh and it was a tremendous success. This
is another great opportunity for the companies in Pittsburgh to show
their love for the sport of football. The Pittsburgh Passion had the
highest number of fans last season and this is our way of
congratulating them on their success in marketing their team. The
Passion's owner, Teresa Conn and her staff have done a great job
promoting women's football in the city of Pittsburgh and we expect
we'll have a great turnout for this game," states league CEO,
Catherine Masters. "
The NWFA's 6th season will begin April 15th with 31 teams competing.
For information on sponsorship please contact the NWFA at (615)
860-4084 or email us at dreamfootball@cs.com
Since its formation in August of 2000 by the well known sports and
entertainment entrepreneur, Catherine Masters, the NWFA has broken
several attendance records, created history by obtaining the first
ever betting line on a women's football game, and in 2002 negotiated
and signed a five year TV rights broadcast deal with the Football
Network giving the NWFA the opportunity to produce and broadcast the
2002 Championship game to over 3 million homes to the delight of its
first Championship sponsor, The Essere Corporation. By 2003 the league
had gained enough popularity that their website had over 3.5 million
hits in April alone. That year, the NWFA held their National
Championship Game at Vanderbilt University stadium making it the
largest venue to ever host a womens football game. Again, the league
secured a betting line and brought in another big name to be their
National and Championship sponsor, Dickens Energy Cider drink. The
NWFA also produced and broadcast the 2003 Championshi p game to more
than 5 million homes. By 2004, the National Womens Football
Association had gained enough recognition to hold the Dickens Energy
Cider Women's Pro Football Championship, presented by the Progressive
Rehabilitation Group, Inc. at the 68 Million dollar Papa John's
Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, KY. The NWFA has acquired quite a
following since its start and has been featured in more than 250 major
publications and TV networks including the CBS Evening News, The NBC
Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The NBC Today Show, CNBC, MSNBC, CNN,
Inside Edition, SPIKE TV, BET's MAAD Sports, The New York Times, The
LA Times, Nickelodeon, the Boston Globe, The Washington Post, Sports
Illustrated, OT Magazine and many more local and regional publications
and networks. |
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