{"id":1029091,"date":"2026-06-16T00:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1029091\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T00:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:19:15","slug":"birmingham-partnership-with-english-soccer-club-brings-international-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1029091\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham partnership with English soccer club brings international attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbrc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WBRC<\/a>) &#8211; A partnership between Birmingham and a British soccer club is introducing Alabama to a global audience and even bringing new visitors to the state. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitor\u2019s Bureau is now the official U.S. tourism partner of the Birmingham City Football Club in England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThe goals are to put Birmingham, Alabama in an international scene,\u201d said Dan Williams, president and CEO of the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Lynda and Peter Courts are from Birmingham, England. They\u2019re in the United States to support their country in the World Cup and made it a point to visit Birmingham, Alabama because of what they experienced back home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThere was the Vulcan mascot who was walking around the pitch, and we were like&#8230; what is that thing,\u201d Lynda Courts said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Soon after seeing the promotion and the Visit Birmingham logo on their favorite team\u2019s jersey, Lynda and Peter decided to add Birmingham, Alabama to their World Cup trip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cOnce we\u2019d seen that and we realized we were coming over for the World Cup, we had to put in a trip to Birmingham, Alabama,\u201d Lynda Courts said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Courts\u2019 said they enjoyed their stay and made it to a Legion FC match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe sort of say we\u2019re from Birmingham in England and I show them the blue shirt and my Visit Birmingham t-shirt and they\u2019re like, tell me more,\u201d Lynda Courts said. \u201cEveryone is really, really friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Get news alerts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wbrc-fox6-news\/id449660326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple App Store<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wbrc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play Store<\/a> or subscribe to our email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbrc.com\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WBRC. 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