Italian Serie A
Computer Gross adds Empoli stadium naming rights to shirt deal
Italian Serie A club Empoli has signed a three-year extension to its main shirt sponsorship agreement with computer products company Computer Gross – and expanded the deal to include the club’s stadium nam…
Club owner’s family business Saputo fills Bologna’s main sponsor position
Italian Serie A club Bologna has named Canadian dairy company Saputo – the family business of the club’s president and majority owner Joey Saputo – as its main shirt sponsor.
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Inter extends with Nike, as main shirt sponsor talks continue
Serie A club Internazionale has extended its long-term technical supplier agreement with Nike, but has yet to agree a main shirt sponsorship for the upcoming season
Adidas makes AS Roma return official
Adidas has confirmed its return as kit supplier of Italian Serie A club AS Roma, having overcome the previous incumbent’s demand for ‘first right of refusal’ in an arbitration court in February.
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Serie A’s resurgence not translating into revenues, as clubs struggle to find sponsors
Going into the summer recess, 18 out of 20 Italian Serie A clubs are thought to not have a front-of-shirt sponsor for the 2023-24 season, despite teams from the league enjoying a revival in Europe. Frank Dunne examines the reasons for their struggles.
Inter agrees 11th-hour Paramount+ shirt deal for Champions League final
Inter Milan has agreed an 11th-hour shirt sponsorship deal with Paramount+ covering the team’s appearance in next weekend’s Uefa Champions League final against Manchester City.
Inter, Roma strip DigitalBits logo from shirt
Inter Milan and AS Roma have removed the DigitalBits brand from the front of their shirts amid ongoing issues over sponsorship fee payments from the blockchain network
AS Roma gets green light for Adidas deal, as arbitration court rules against New Balance
AS Roma has been given the green light to enact its new kit supplier agreement with Adidas from next season, having been taken to an arbitration court by its current supplier New Balance
Udinese extends with sleeve sponsor Consorzio del Prosciutto di San Daniele
Italian Serie A club Udinese has further extended its sleeve sponsorship deal with food products manufacturer Consorzio del Prosciutto di San Daniele
LeoVegas.news upgrades Inter Milan deal to include training kit rights
The online sports news service of gaming operator LeoVegas has become the new training kit sponsor of Italian Serie A club Inter Milan.
Along with the front-of-shirt training kit rights, the LeoVegas
Emirates’ AC Milan front-of-shirt renewal rewards 2022 Serie A title
AC Milan says the renewal of its front-of-shirt deal with long-standing sponsor Emirates on significantly improved terms is a reward for winning Italy’s Serie A last season and the club's return to the Uefa Champions League.
Napoli maintains interest in cryptocurrency sector with Upbit deal
Serie A league leader SSC Napoli sold its back-of-shirt branding position to Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit earlier this month, in a deal brokered by the European arm of the Entourage Sports & Entertainment agency.
Ebay prepares for Italian e-commerce boom with Inter sleeve sponsorship
The deal builds on eBay’s original sponsorship of Inter announced in October, which saw the brand become the Serie A club’s ‘Official Marketplace Partner’ for the 2022-23 and 2023-2024 seasons.
BeIN ends Atalanta Serie A broadcasts in France over Plus500 ruling
Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has been forced to cease broadcasts in France of Italian Serie A football matches featuring Atalanta owing to regulatory concerns over the club’s main sponsor, financial t…
New Balance insists on right to renew in AS Roma kit dispute
Italian Serie A club AS Roma believes that its projected kit supplier agreement after this season – thought to have been signed with Adidas – is likely to be overturned following a lawsuit by the incumbent tec…
Serie A clubs in talks with betting brands ahead of law change, UK waits on white paper
Italian clubs are negotiating with betting brands as 2018 ban set to be overturned
Much-delayed white paper on UK regulation due in the coming weeks
Roma signs Auberge Resorts to back-of-shirt deal, as Napoli inks Upbit agreement
Italian Serie A club AS Roma has signed a back-of-shirt sponsorship deal with luxury hotel and resorts group Auberge Resorts Collection
Udinese signs Prestipay as new shirt co-sponsor
Italian Serie A club Udinese has signed consumer credit company Prestipay as its new co-sponsor, with the Udine-based company set to receive front-of-shirt branding rights