English Premier League
Castore beefs up English football presence with Umbro sublicensing
SportBusiness understands Castore is positioned to take over all existing Umbro football kit contracts in the UK, with exclusive windows to become each club's kit supplier after their Umbro contracts expire.
EXCLUSIVE: Castrol won’t extend Premier League deal
Castrol has served notice that it won’t extend its sponsorship of the Premier League when it expires at the end of the current season.
PinDrop agency handed Newcastle United remit
PinDrop, the sports marketing agency founded by former Arsenal commercial executives Sean Thornley and Menino Pereira, is to help enhance the sponsorship research capabilities of Premier League side Newcastle United.
‘Sign with Fingers big and small’ – Cadbury and Chelsea FC
Cadbury used the renewal of its sponsorship deal with English Premier League club Chelsea to extend its ‘Sign with Fingers’ campaign, designed to support the UK’s deaf community.
Manchester United deal supports Wow Hydrate’s push into Mena and Europe
Wow Hydrate aims to use its sponsorship agreement with Manchester United to ‘elevate recognition’ among consumers and distributors and support its push into Mena and Europe, says managing director Queenie Porter.
BingX acquires Chelsea sleeve, training kit rights
Cryptocurrency exchange BingX has signed as Chelsea’s shirt sleeve sponsor for the rest of this season and as training kit sponsor next season.
EXCLUSIVE: Premier League seeks new beer sponsor as Budweiser exits
The Premier League is in the market for a new beer sponsor after AB InBev gave notice that its Budweiser brand will not extend its Official-Partner-level deal when it expires at the end of the current season.
Carlsberg extends record-breaking Liverpool deal in 10-year renewal
Carlsberg has extended its sponsorship agreement with Liverpool FC for ten more years, taking the longest-running sponsorship agreement in the Premier League into a fourth decade.
Spurs deal marks ‘new stage’ in Socios fan engagement strategy
Andrea Morando, global head of partnerships at Socios, explains the company's latest partnership with Tottenham Hotspur and how it represents a new stage in the development of its fan engagement tools.
Forest’s poor environmental record created ‘hassle’ for sponsor E.ON
The marketing chief for E.ON UK, Nottingham Forest’s Official Sustainability Partner, has described how the club’s poor performance in a table ranking the environmental efforts of Premier League teams created ‘a lot of hassle’ for the electric utility firm.
Forest reduces eight-figure asking price to secure Kaiyun deal
Nottingham Forest’s two-year deal with Asian betting brand Kaiyun was agreed after the club contacted two other Premier League teams with links to the brand for due diligence.
Sheffield United fills sleeve sponsor slot with Gtech deal
UK home appliances manufacturer Gtech has strengthened its presence in the Premier League market by agreeing a sleeve sponsorship deal with Sheffield United.
Castore-run retail ops will revert to Newcastle after Adidas kit takeover
Premier League Newcastle United will see its retail operations – run by the incumbent kit supplier Castore since the 2021-22 season – revert back to the club when Adidas takes over the technical role nex…
Late cancellation of Fulham W88 deal opens door for Burnley FC
Fulham FC’s decision to exercise a break clause in its front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with W88 paved the way for Burnley FC to agree its own main shirt sponsorship deal with the ubiquitous betting brand.
DeWalt continues in sponsorship with AFC Bournemouth sleeve renewal
Stanley Black & Decker-owned power tools brand DeWalt has renewed as official shirt sleeve sponsor of Premier League club AFC Bournemouth for the 2023-24 season
Adidas expects long-term gains from United deal to cover short-term pain
Adidas was keen to finalise a 10-year extension to its kit supply partnership with Manchester United to 2035, especially in the context of flat Q2 sales.
WebBeds makes first foray into sports marketing with Fulham sleeve deal
Emerging online travel marketplace WebBeds has made its first foray into sports marketing, agreeing a sleeve sponsorship deal with Premier League club Fulham FC
Emirates extends Arsenal main shirt deal until 2028
Dubai-based flag carrier Emirates has tied up Arsenal’s front-of-shirt rights for another five years until 2028 – the same end date as its current stadium naming-rights agreement with the North London clu…