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Interwetten doubles up Bundesliga club partnerships, adds Sporting Gijón in Spain
Austrian gambling company Interwetten has added German club VfL Wolfsburg and Spanish club Sporting Gijón to its limited football club sponsorship roster, having all but given up on football sponsorship …
MLS teams rise together as jersey sponsorship nets more than $80m in 2019
Major League Soccer clubs earned more than $80m (€72.5m) combined from their main jersey deals in the 2019 season, according to research by SportBusiness Sponsorship.
Major League Soccer taps into youth and ethnic diversity like no other US sport
MLS has become an increasingly attractive platform for brands, enabling it to increase the value of its sponsorships year on year.
American Express buys into Brighton and Hove Albion’s long-term vision
Brighton and Hove Albion’s main shirt and stadium naming rights deal with payment services brand American Express is a club record.
1XBet ousts BetVictor at Liverpool, MG Motor upgrades to global
1XBet spent big to oust BetVictor as Liverpool's exclusive betting partner, and MG Motor upgraded its China deal to global
F1 grows tech sector coverage with Cyber Security 1 AB deal
Formula One has struck a “cash, consultancy and supply” deal with Cyber Security 1 AB to protect the motorsports series from potential cyber threats.
Ohio retains top spot in 2018 SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings
Ohio University claims number one position for fourth consecutive year.
P&G adds Duracell to NFL sponsorship portfolio
DURACELL ANNOUNCED a major sponsorship deal with the National Football League (NFL) this week which will see the P&G-owned battery maker known as the “Trusted Battery Power of the NFL.”
Medibank gets in front of Melbourne Marathon
AUSTRALIAN INSURANCE and health services provider Medibank Private has become title sponsor of the Melbourne Marathon Festival in a one-year deal
Endeavor Global Marketing targets growth in new markets
When the IMG agency was acquired by WME and Silver Lake Partners in 2014, some industry experts thought its marketing services arm, IMG Consulting, would be sold off under new management
Watford, West Ham, Burnley, Bournemouth see strong uptick in shirt inventory
Several Premier League clubs have seen uplifts of 40 per cent or more in the value of their front-of-shirt rights going into the 2019-20 season, SportBusiness Sponsorship has learned.
Continental showcases four-wheel tyres at Tour de France
Tyre company Continental opted to upgrade to a premium stage finish sponsorship package at this year’s Tour de France
Record Olympic deal puts Coca-Cola and Mengniu on TOP for digital
The joint Olympic sponsorship deal struck by the Coca-Cola Company and Chinese dairy company Mengniu is the largest sponsorship deal in history.
Budweiser finds ‘missing piece’ of sponsorship puzzle in LaLiga, Premier League deals
AB InBev beer brand Budweiser has signed new major partnerships with Spain’s LaLiga and the English Premier League
Wolves brings in ManBetX to increase fee, Villa scores with W88
Wolverhampton Wanderers has secured a significant increase in the value of its front-of-shirt rights, after striking a new deal with Asian-facing gambling platform ManBetX.
LaLiga strikes first regional deal in Central America with Gatorade
PepsiCo's Gatorade sports drink brand will pay a fee in the low hundred thousands of euros to sponsor LaLiga in four Central American countries, according to industry sources
Brazilian club football sponsorship in freefall after Caixa exit
Brazil’s club football sponsorship market is in freefall following the loss of state-owned bank Caixa Econômica Federal – the biggest spender of the last decade.
Ma’s influence key to Alipay’s Uefa national team strategy
Alibaba chief executive Jack Ma and Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin were the main movers behind the eight-year deal between Uefa and electronic payments brand Alipay, SportBusiness Sponsorship has learned.
IHG made ‘aggressive’ move to win US Open hotel category rights
The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) acquired Official Sponsor rights to the US Open tennis championship in a five-year deal with the United States Tennis Association.
GoDaddy, Uber invest in ICC Official Partner tier
US tech giants GoDaddy and Uber have made significant investments in the Official Partner tier for the ICC Cricket World Cup.
FedEx clinches final Global Partner slot on road to Euros
US logistics brand FedEx signed a four-year multi-tournament sponsorship deal with European football’s governing body Uefa to enhance its visibility in European markets.
Serie A clubs look to sleeve patches, digital touch-line ads to cover loss of betting sponsors
Italy’s top-tier clubs are set to lose millions of euros per season in sponsorship revenues from next season due to the government ban on betting advertising, which comes into force next month.
Oppo combines flagship product launch with Cricket World Cup campaign
Chinese smartphone brand Oppo has combined the launch of its flagship Reno handset with its ICC Cricket World Cup campaign: #BeAShotmaker.
Oppo, Infosys add cash and new energy to Roland-Garros roster
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has struck two deals for the Roland-Garros grand slam tournament.
Santander’s LaLiga extension aligns title deal with Champions League cycle
Spanish bank Santander has extended its LaLiga title sponsorship by one season – 2020-21 – at a similar fee, SportBusiness Sponsorship has learned. The deal was signed in March.
Umbro retains key partnerships with Everton, West Ham
British sportswear brand Umbro has renewed its kit-supply agreements with Premier League clubs Everton and West Ham.
AXA upgrades to Liverpool training kit partner
The partnership is understood to be a three-season deal, from 2019-20 to 2021-22, and builds on AXA’s existing Global Partner agreement with Liverpool.
Barclays pays up to seize Women’s Super League opportunity
The deal is the largest ever sponsorship investment in UK women’s sport and comes less than a year after the league went fully professional in September 2018.