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Experience Kissimmee Named Partner of England Netball and Netball Super League

Experience Kissimmee, the tourism authority for Osceola County, Florida, will become the official travel destination partner for the Netball Super League, England Netball and The Vitality Roses. The three-year agreement began immediately with a visible presence for Experience Kissimmee at the league’s 2024 season opener this past weekend in Nottingham. Experience Kissimmee will own the naming rights […]

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Kissimmee Rangers FC
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Experience Kissimmee Named Official Travel Destination for Rangers FC

Experience Kissimmee has announced a multi-year partnership with Rangers Football Club of the Scotland Premier League, one of the world’s longest-established clubs founded in 1872. The partnership will see Experience Kissimmee named as the official travel destination of Rangers and include naming rights for the Edmiston House Fan Zone outside of Ibrox, stadium branding and […]

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Kissimmee Fishing
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Kissimmee to Again Host College Fishing Championship

Major League Fishing and the Kissimmee Sports Commission have announced that the 2024 Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship will take place on Lake Toho in Kissimmee from January 9–11, 2024. “We are excited to host the Major League Fishing College National Championship for a second year,” said Tyler Weyant, director of […]

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2023 Junior Tour World Championship Tees Off in Kissimmee

The 2023 Junior Tour Powered by Under Armour World Championship will start Tuesday, July 18, at Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Florida with approximately 550 young athletes from 35 countries, competing across various age divisions for boys and girls. “We are thrilled to welcome the more than 500 athletes from 35 different countries to Kissimmee for […]

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Sam Godwin, Theo Akwuba
Oklahoma's Sam Godwin (10) puts up a shot over Mississippi's Theo Akwuba (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game between Mississippi and Oklahoma in the ESPN Events Invitational Tournament Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Fran Ruchalski)
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Fields for Six Men’s College Basketball Tournaments Unveiled

ESPN Events has announced the tournament fields for six of its owned and operated events during the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season with all but one of the events being held around the Thanksgiving holiday. The Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic and Myrtle Beach Invitational will be held from November 16-19 while the NIT Tip-Off, Vegas […]

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Experience Kissimmee
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Kissimmee Sports Commission Tabs Jessica Beers as New Executive Director

The Kissimmee Sports Commission has hired Jessica Beers as the executive director of sports. Prior to accepting her role with Experience Kissimmee, Beers was the director of partnerships/sponsorships for Brightline Trains Florida. She has also worked with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Orlando City Soccer Club and Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. “We are […]

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From left: John Poole, Executive Director Kissimmee Sports Commission; DT Minich, Experience Kissimmee president and chief executive officer; and Henry Hodgson, NFL UK managing director, pose at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Photo via Experience Kissimmee
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Experience Kissimmee Named Official Travel Destination of NFL London Games

As a six-year partnership with the Premier League’s West Ham United ended this spring, Experience Kissimmee and the Kissimmee Sports Commission started exploring the chance to have a new international presence that would allow them to continue promoting the Florida destination to as many corners of the world as possible. With that comes a landmark […]

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Kissimmee Sports Commission Becomes Host Destination Partner for 2022 US Youth Soccer National Championships

Kissimmee Sports Commission has announced a collaboration with US Youth Soccer as the preferred host destination for the 2022 US Youth Soccer National Championships, which start Wednesday and run through July 24. The US Youth Soccer National Championships will take place at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and will crown a boys and girls […]

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Youths take a shot on goal during a pregame activation at London Stadium in 2019 before a game between hosts West Ham United and Manchester City. Experience Kissimmee is the Official Destination Partner of West Ham United. (Photo by James Griffiths/West Ham United via Getty Images)
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How Florida Became a Presence in the Premier League

The Premier League is the most-watched sports league in the world, broadcast to over 200 countries each season. With more than $11 billion in global media rights agreements each year, its growth the past three decades is the envy of every league or sports organization in the world. Being able to partner with a Premier […]

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