Burnley have agreed a formal partnership with a football team they played on their summer tour of America.
The American PDL (Premier Development League) team known as Cary RailHawks U23’s will be re-branded as the Cary Clarets.
It's part of an initial two-year deal aimed at developing Academy-based and first team players for Burnley.
In return, Burnley has pledged to provide full backing to the Cary Clarets in terms of aiding youth development, sharing training methods and helping to establish the Cary brand.
The partnership follows the club's 2008 summer tour to the USA, when Burnley played Cary in North Carolina in a pre-season friendly.
Burnley FC Operational Director Mr Brendan Flood said: “We are delighted to welcome Cary as a club partner.
“The seeds of this burgeoning relationship were sown last summer and there is no doubt that Cary has an exceptional college set-up in the United States that we can hopefully tap into.
“The standard of players their Academy produces is high and we hope that working with Cary we can help both organisations to prosper.”
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