SportBusiness Sponsorship staff

In late 2020 and through 2021, Allianz marked the start of a new eight-year IPC sponsorship with a podcast series telling the stories of Paralympian athlete ambassadors.

The soft drinks giant built a six-week immersive experience campaign around The Weeknd’s performance at Super Bowl LIV’s ‘Pepsi Halftime Show’ in February 2021.

Running May through July 2021, Bud Light’s activation played on the tradition of players not shaving while in the playoffs.

When the Brazilian Série A returned after its 2020 pandemic shutdown, beer sponsor Brahma connected supporters to their teams through a nationwide online ordering and delivery initiative.

During October’s Uefa Nations League finals, Hisense built on its Euro 2020 #UpgradeYourHome activation with a pair of campaign contests.

In October 2021, Chelsea official tyre partner Yokohama teamed up with 90min to showcase the brand’s fun side with a prank-style viral featuring Timo Werner, Mason Mount and Jorginho.

In April 2021, the European Tour paired up with lead partner Callaway and professional golfer Marcus Armitage for a world record attempt at ‘The Farthest Shot in Golf in a Moving Car’.

This report contains 15 case studies: our pick of the Europe’s most interesting, innovative or instructive sponsorship activations from approximately the last 12 months.

At the height of the pandemic in Mexico, with live sports shut down across the country, beer brand Corona created a ‘best of’ match between Mexico's biggest soccer rivals.

In early 2020, Ecuador’s Banco Pichincha leveraged its partnership with LDU Quito to raise awareness of gender inequality in football via a stunt 'match' with no players.