Subsidiary of Boston-Based New Balance Gets Liverpool Uniform Deal

Associated Press:

Warrior Sports, an athletic apparel company based in Warren, Michigan, said Thursday it signed a six-year agreement to design the Liverpool kit. Liverpool is owned by a group that owns the Boston Red Sox while Warrior sports is owned by Boston-based shoe company New Balance. "We are here to shake up the world of football and our partnership with one of the most successful club teams of all time is just the start," Warrior Sports general manager Richard Wright said in a statement.

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