Over a four-year period, Chase will work with the men's, women's, youth, and para national teams from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The men's and women's national teams' training kits will now include the Chase emblem as a result of the partnerships.

The foundation of the collaborations is Chase Bank's commitment to helping people from low-income and low socioeconomic backgrounds in the UK by giving them access to free learning resources and fully supported coaching credentials, which will help them build transferable skills for both on and off the football field.


The new collaborations expand JP Morgan Chase's decades-long support for local communities in the UK, where it employs over 22,000 people, and build on the bank's current commitment in community-based programs.

Chase will also provide clients the chance to interact more closely with the national teams by organizing unique events for them at practice and games.

assisting underprivileged communities

The choice to become the official banking partner of the Home Nations football teams was given by Deborah Keay, Chief Marketing Officer at Chase in the United Kingdom: As a sport that unites millions of people in the UK, football has the rare capacity to promote positive social change.


"We acknowledge that many people have obstacles that make getting coaching certifications challenging. We can assist people acquire important life skills on and off the pitch that will have a positive influence on their lives by providing them with the resources and tools they need to succeed.

"Our new partnership with Chase is an exciting opportunity that will help us to develop the next generation of coaching talent across all levels of English football," said English Football Association Chief Executive Mark Bullingham.

"This joint initiative is significant because it will provide immediate assistance to those from underprivileged areas nationwide who aspire to become football coaches. By giving them access to fully financed courses and free training materials, we can jointly open up a new career path for aspirant coaches and help them attain a variety of top-tier credentials.

Football promise in the home nations

"We look forward to starting this exciting partnership with Chase that will not only support our national teams, but some of Scotland's most dedicated grassroots coaches of today and tomorrow," stated Ian Maxwell, chief executive of the Scottish FA.


We frequently discuss the positive effects that football has both on and off the field, from the magnificent players who aspire to inspire the country to the game itself which has a genuine impact on a multitude of aspects of daily life. Chase and I both have those goals in mind. In the upcoming months, our national teams have a lot to look forward to, and I know that our coach education team is eager to help Chase with their community service.

"The Football Association of Wales is incredibly excited to partner with Chase, who will help the nation develop important life skills and increase opportunities through the provision of fully funded coaching qualifications for people from low-income backgrounds," stated Noel Mooney, CEO of the Football Association of Wales.

The Irish Football Association's chief executive, Patrick Nelson, concluded by saying, "We know that our senior teams attract significant attention, and rightly so." However, the bursary for aspiring coaches that is a part of our collaboration with Chase—an organization that shares our vision and values here at the Irish FA—will help us continue to accomplish so. We are committed to improving the skill set of individuals throughout our football family.