A North East youth football tournament organiser has scored a major sponsorship win.

Pro-motiv8 Tournaments, founded by former Middlesbrough player Dean Gordon, has secured backing from Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa, in support of its grassroots football events across the North East.

The tournaments, aimed at players aged seven to 15, regularly attract teams from Cumbria and Scotland and may soon expand into Yorkshire and the Midlands.

Mr Gordon said: "I have been to The Pin a few times and it’s absolutely incredible, there’s nowhere else in the North East like it.

"And I thought it – and the hotel – would be a fantastic match to sponsor our tournaments while we at the same time can get the word out about what amazing facilities the hotel has."

Since launching Pro-motiv8, Mr Gordon

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