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Clarity Sports hopes to ‘rekindle’ Thomas Cook Sport partnerships
Clarity, the business travel company that has taken on almost the entire staff of the defunct Thomas Cook Sport, is keen to restore the latter’s sponsorships with leading sports properties in the UK.
Cupra takes over from Volkswagen stablemate Audi at Barça
Spanish sports car brand Cupra signed as the Official Automotive and Mobility Partner of LaLiga club FC Barcelona in a five-year deal.
Ambitious Sevilla invests in infrastructure, targets accelerated commercial growth
Spanish LaLiga club Sevilla FC has embarked on a modernisation process, including a major refurbishment of both its stadium and training ground, as it looks to accelerate growth in commercial revenue.
Juventus keeps post-ban betting revenue flowing with 10Bet international deal
Recent deals at Juventus and Bologna show how Italian clubs are looking to DRT to retain betting partnerships even now they are banned domestically.
The Away Game – Tim Hortons, the NHL & Hockey Canada
The Canadian coffee giant teamed up with the NHL, Hockey Canada and athlete ambassadors Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon to give the Kenya Ice Lions the experience of a lifetime.
Hugo Boss recommits to sailing flagship, splits sponsorship budget
Fashion brand Hugo Boss is committing significant levels of investment to its four sports sponsorship strands in football, motorsports, sailing and golf.
Sponsorship in Major League Soccer, 2019
In the latest interactive data report SportBusiness Sponsorship analyses the sponsorship landscape in Major League Soccer (MLS)
#ThisIsOurTime – Škoda & the Tour de France
To redress the gender imbalance in cycling, in 2018, Škoda UK decided to use its voice within the sport to start a long overdue conversation about the gender gap in professional cycling.
Formula E closing the gap on Formula 1 as a sponsorship proposition
When season six of the Formula E Championship gets under way in Saudi Arabia on November 22, there will be a brief overlap with the 2019 Formula One Championship, which ends in Dubai on December 1
FA rolls Wembley and St George’s Park assets into BT deal, still falls short on price
England’s Football Association has rolled the assets from three separate deals into its new deal with UK telco BT, which was agreed in June.
Vestas pays premium for Formula E entry with Mercedes-Benz EQ
Danish wind turbine company Vestas signed as a Principal Partner of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team, having turned down the title position at Porsche Formula E, industry sources have told SportBusiness Sponsorship.
Interwetten doubles up Bundesliga club partnerships, adds Sporting Gijón in Spain
Online 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
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.