UEFA Champions League
Priceless Wave – Mastercard & Uefa
For the 2020 Champions League’s return in August, Uefa partner Mastercard created a best practice example of how sponsors could switch physical experiences for virtual activations amid the pandemic.
No Stadium. No Problem – Hotels.com & Uefa
For the final stages of the 2020 Uefa Champions League, with matches played behind closed doors after the tournament’s pandemic-enforced shutdown, Hotels.com activated around the idea of watching the match from somewhere special.
Santander Media House – Santander & Uefa
Uefa partner Santander brought the excitement of the 2020 Champions League Final in Lisbon to the world through an enhanced edition of its ‘Santander Media House’
A Life of Zenit – Gazprom & Zenit Saint Petersburg/Uefa
Gazprom’s December 2019 mini-documentary leveraged its sponsorships with Zenit and Uefa to take football fans behind the scenes of the club.
PlayStation FC Final – Sony Interactive Entertainment & Uefa
Sony Playstation tied the Champions League to football gaming via a campaign that culminated with ‘The PlayStation FC Final’, a match played in the same stadium as the 2018-19 final one day later.
Football Fans Welcome Home – Santander & Uefa
For its first final as a Uefa Champions League sponsor, in 2019, Santander decided to become the ‘unofficial host’ via an array of on-the-ground activations in its home city of Madrid.
Opening Ceremony – Pepsi & Uefa
At the 2018-19 Uefa Champions League final, Pepsi leveraged its rights as presenting partner of the Opening Ceremony through a campaign centred on a concert by Imagine Dragons.
Influencer Final – Hotels.com & Uefa
Around the 2018-19 Champions League final, Hotels.com created a UK-focused add-on to its activation programme that took a small group of influencers to Madrid.
Share the Drama, Share the Trophy – Heineken & Uefa
Heineken’s 2017-18 Champions League activation used immersive and experiential content to inspire influencers, fans and media to engage with the drama of the competition.
#ChampionsSofa – Sony & Uefa
Sony boosted the profile of its Xperia smartphones via its 2017-18 Uefa Champions League sponsorship that featured a Gogglebox-style activation called #ChampionsSofa.
Heineken shows Uefa commitment with club and national team double
Dutch beer company Heineken has acquired the rights to Uefa’s three club competitions in the next cycle and global rights to next summer’s Euro 2020.
Uefa weighs up partner programme for new OTT platform
Uefa, European football’s governing body, is yet to finalise sponsorship plans for its newly-launched OTT platform, Uefa.t
Macron signs new referee kit partnership with Uefa
Italian sportswear brand Macron has signed a new referee kit partnership with Uefa.
Under the deal, Macron will provide referee uniforms for all Uefa competitions for the next three years, until 2022
‘Power brands’ pushing up kit prices at Europe’s elite clubs
The growing strength of “power brands” Nike and adidas is driving projected rights fee increases at Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, an industry expert has said.
AS Monaco leaves Nike, signs six-year kit deal with Kappa
Italian sportswear brand Kappa will pay between €5m ($5.6m) and €6m per season as the new kit supplier at French club AS Monaco, according to industry sources.
Commercial income is king at Europe’s championship-winning clubs – report
Income from commercial operations has become the most important revenue source for the top European football clubs in eight leagues, according to a new report by KPMG’s Football Benchmark team.
Heineken most memorable brand in Uefa Champions League, says report
A new report has named Dutch beer brand Heineken as the most memorable sponsor of the Uefa Champions League.
According to Spanish news site Expansion