Richard Welbirg

Italy’s national football federation has signed a new partnership with luxury Italian brand Emporio Armani.

Italian sportswear brand Kappa will pay between €5m ($5.6m) and €6m per season as the new kit supplier at French club AS Monaco, according to industry sources.

Italian Serie A club AC Milan has signed a new Official Partner deal with US car rental firm Avis

German sports brand Puma has signed as the Official Match Ball Supplier of Spain’s LaLiga.

Spain’s LaLiga has extended its title sponsorship with Spanish bank Santander. Under the new deal, Santander will continue to title sponsor the league until the end of the 2020-21 season.

McLaren Racing Formula One team has confirmed that British American Tobacco (BAT) will sit out the season-opening Australian Grand Prix this weekend

Brazilian financial firm Banco BMG has reportedly signed a new main shirt deal with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama.

US telco AT&T has signed as a founding partner of the ESL Mobile Open, the world’s first mobile-only esports league.

Spanish sportswear brand Kelme has signed as official match ball supplier and referee kit supplier to China League One, the country’s second-highest division.

German carmaker BMW has signed a new partnership with US esports team Cloud9. Under the deal, BMW will become the team’s Official Automotive Partner.