Ivory Coast international and Liverpool centre back, Kolo Toure, has officially become
the latest player to join the Warrior Football ranks. A boot deal has been
struck with the brand which will see Toure wear Warrior’s Skreamer range.
Toure,
who has spent 11 years in England
with Arsenal, Manchester City and now Liverpool,
is one of the Premier League’s most decorated defenders with two Premiership
and three FA Cup winners’ medals among his career honours. Toure rose to
notoriety during his tenure at Arsenal, displacing Martin Keown at the heart of
the Arsenal defence to form a formidable partnership alongside Sol Campbell. It
was this pairing which helped the Gunners claim the Premier League title
without experiencing a single defeat; the team going on to be known as the
infamous ‘Invincibles’.
On signing with Warrior, Toure said: “I believe Liverpool can win the league in the next few years. I
know I’m at the right club to achieve my goals and now I feel I’m with the
right brand to help me fulfill those ambitions. Liverpool Football Club has the
right mentality, and during my time here, it’s been easy to see why the club
chose Warrior to enter this new era. I’ve chosen to wear Skreamer because it’s
a boot that offers both power and accuracy – the perfect match for my game!”
While at
Manchester City, Toure helped the club to its first
Premier League (old First Division) title in 44 years. With this achievement,
he joined an illustrious group of five players to have won the Premier League
title with two different clubs.
Ben
Haworth, global sports marketing manager, said: “We are extremely proud to
welcome Kolo to the brand. He is a player whose immense ability matches his
strong personality and ambition! We want players who do things the Warrior way,
letting their football do the talking and leading by example on the pitch. Kolo
epitomises this mentality, every time he crosses the white line he leaves
nothing in the changing room and anything less than 100 percent is simply not
acceptable. He is a leader, a role model and a true Warrior!”
