SportBusiness Sponsorship staff

The German Football Association has signed a three-year partnership with fashion house Hugo Boss.

Manchester United has signed a four-year sponsorship deal, from 2013-14 to 2016-17, with Mexican banking group INVEX.

German software giant SAP has signed a three-year extension, from 2013-14 to 2015-16, to its partnership with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, upgrading its relationship to become the 1.Bundesliga football club’s new main sponsor.

Uefa has launched an invitation to tender for the master licensee rights to a number of European football competitions between 2014 and 2017, including Euro 2016.

The United States of America Cricket Association has agreed a two-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2014-15, with sporting apparel manufacturer BoomBoom.

Adidas has opted to renew its footwear and apparel partnership with Kansas Athletics, the athletics department of the University of Kansas, for an additional six years until 2019.

Newcastle United will hold talks with striker Papiss Cisse after he insisted he would not wear the team’s shirt carrying the branding of money lender Wonga, according to the Shields Gazette newspaper.

Herbalife has become a gold sponsor of the 2013 Bali International Triathlon.

Kitbag has been announced as the official retail partner for golf’s 2014 Ryder Cup at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland.

Saka Natural Mineral Water UK has agreed a deal with Fulham to become the official water supplier of the English Premier League football club for the next two seasons.