Climate crisis putting sport on the backfoot over oil, car, airline and banking money
Sports bodies are now required to work out exactly where they stand on a whole range of complex issues, from gambling addiction to human rights but the climate crisis has stormed to the front of the queue. Frank Dunne examines what they can do to respond to rising levels of climate activism.
Serie A’s resurgence not translating into revenues, as clubs struggle to find sponsors
Going into the summer recess, 18 out of 20 Italian Serie A clubs are thought to not have a front-of-shirt sponsor for the 2023-24 season, despite teams from the league enjoying a revival in Europe. Frank Dunne examines the reasons for their struggles.
Apple relationship shows World Surf League has come of age as commercial platform
World Surf League chief executive Erik Logan explains how surfing's inclusion in the Olympics and sponsorship deals with brands like Apple are helping propel the property towards commercial maturity. Frank Dunne reports.
How online betting sponsors made Brazilian football the ultimate FOMO market
Investments from online betting brands in the sponsorship of Brazilian football clubs and competitions over the last 12 to 18 months have led to massive inflation in the value of sponsorship rights, even though sports betting is still not properly regulated in the country.
Clock is ticking for UK clubs who need ‘perfect storm’ to land stadium naming-rights deals
The longer a new stadium goes without a naming sponsor, the harder it is to find one prepared to pay a high fee. Frank Dunne asks why teams from the most watched football league in the world so often struggle to land venue sponsors.
Serie A clubs in talks with betting brands ahead of law change, UK waits on white paper
Italian clubs are negotiating with betting brands as 2018 ban set to be overturned
Much-delayed white paper on UK regulation due in the coming weeks
Uplift in 2026 World Cup sponsorship values likely to fall short of Infantino’s demands
Fifa will almost certainly secure a big uplift in sponsorship income for the 2023-2026 cycle, culminating in the 2026 World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada. However, it will struggle to achieve the kind of increase which Fifa president Gianni Infantino has mandated from his commercial team.
Sponsors rethink Qatar activations in response to human rights issues
Association with Qatar being toned down or excluded completely in some activations
Coca-Cola, Adidas, McDonald’s, Budweiser take stance on worker rights; others remain silent
Player power puts sponsors in a spin as Mbappé takes a stand
Elite players increasingly refusing to engage with brands they don’t approve of
Sponsor contracts with leagues and federations do not guarantee access to named individuals
EXCLUSIVE: Crypto.com pulled out of huge Champions League sponsorship at last moment
Uefa narrowly missed out on what was set to be one of its largest-ever sponsorships for the Champions League earlier this summer when a deal with the Crypto.com cryptocurrency company fell through at the last moment.