Portugal: Samsung partner of the technical centre to open on 31/03/2016 and national team sponsor

The Portuguese Football Federation reached an agreement with Samsung, which makes the South Korean manufacturer of electronics products the partner of the Cidade do Futebol ( "City of Football," the Portuguese national technical centre, built near Lisbon and to be inaugurated on 31/03/2016 after 17 months of work), announced the FPF, on 16/03/2016, during a press conference broadcast in "360°" (accessible via the virtual reality headset Samsung Gear VR) on the Facebook page of Samsung Portugal (more than one million fans). Samsung is also sponsor of the Portuguese national team.

"We welcome the strengthening of the relationship between the Portuguese Federation and Samsung over the past four years. (...) By attaching ourselves with Samsung, a world leader in electronics and telecommunications, as a partner of the Cidade do Futebol, we guarantee the excellence of our services and can now count on an exceptional partner in their field of invention. This will allow us to be at the forefront of communication systems, the content we produce and the services we offer," said Fernando…