Southern Soccer Academy are excited to announce that they have signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Yokohama Tire Corporation, making Yokohama the exclusive title sponsor for all SSA’s Academy, Select, Recreational, and 3v3 tournaments. Starting in the Spring 2018 season, the tournament series, which attracts over 1,000 teams annually, will be known as ‘The SSA Chelsea Classic Series Driven by Yokohama’.

Yokohama Tire Corporation is the North American manufacturing and marketing arm of Tokyo, Japan-based Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., a global manufacturing and sales company of premium tires since 1917. The corporation is also an official sponsor of Chelsea FC in the English Premier League, SSA’s football development partner.

Southern Soccer Academy Executive Director Simon Davey said "This is an exciting time for our club with our continued growth across Georgia. We are thrilled to have partnered with such an innovative global organization and look forward to a longstanding relationship."

Alan Holtschneider, Yokohama’s director of marketing said “SSA is really a perfect fit because Yokohama is the official shirt sponsor of reigning English Premier League champions Chelsea FC, and SSA is Chelsea’s football development partner in the U.S.”