SportBusiness Sponsorship staff

The English Football League has announced a new sponsorship deal with pizza chain Papa John’s.

German 1.Bundesliga football club Hannover 96 has extended its marketing partnership with the Sportfive agency through to June 2019.

Long-time Nascar sponsor Budweiser has switched allegiances within the sport by announcing it will join Kevin Harvick as he moves to the Stewart-Haas Racing team in 2014 to drive the No. 4 Chevrolet SS car in the North American stock-car racing organisation’s Sprint Cup Series.

MotoGP team Yamaha Factory Racing has announced a new partnership with European hotel chain NH Hoteles.

Italian Serie A football club Juventus has bolstered its commercial portfolio by announcing a new partnership with sports betting company Bwin.

English Premier League football club Liverpool has renewed its long-term commercial partnership with Danish brewing company Carlsberg by confirming a three-year contract extension.

Designer sunglasses manufacturer Oakley has agreed a three-year deal with the Canadian Olympic Committee to become the official high performance optical wear supplier of the Canadian Olympic team.

Berlin printing firm Laserline has agreed a four-year deal to become an official partner of the Berlin Marathon.

The IMG agency’s college sport division, IMG College, has announced a wide-ranging 12-year commercial agreement with West Virginia University in the US.

Cardiff City has agreed a sponsorship package with the Welsh government worth in excess of £100,000 (€117,000/$152,000) to promote tourism in Wales during its debut season in football’s English Premier League.