Uefa Champions League
EXCLUSIVE: Bet365 preferred bidder for Champions League betting sponsorship
Bet365 has been selected as the preferred bidder to become the first-ever betting brand to sponsor the Uefa Champions League, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.
BeIN hampered by French legislation over Plus500 sponsorship in Champions League
Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has once again been forced to curtail some of its live football output in France because of legislation pertaining to online financial trading firm Plus500.
EXCLUSIVE: Volkswagen will not sponsor Euro 2024 in Germany, citing need for ‘cost discipline’
Volkswagen will not sponsor next year’s Euro 2024, hosted in its home market of Germany, after deciding not to extend a deal covering Uefa’s men’s national team football competitions for ‘cost discipline’ reasons, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.
EXCLUSIVE: Heineken renews Champions League sponsorship
Heineken has agreed a three-year renewal of its global sponsorship deal with the Uefa Champions League, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal
Galatasaray thanks Azerbaijan and Turkey presidents for support in Socar deal
Azerbaijani national oil company Socar has signed a main shirt sponsorship deal with Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray covering European competition only in an agreement that has political as well as …
Uefa invites logistics category bids for men’s club competitions
Uefa, European football's governing body, has launched a tender process in the logistics category to sponsor its leading men's club competitions
Uefa carves out Champions League hydration rights to fuel PepsiCo uplift
PepsiCo’s Gatorade brand will be seen hydrating players on the sidelines for the first time in its next sponsorship agreement with the Champions League after Uefa persuaded clubs to make the inventory available. Ben Cronin provides detailed analysis of the sponsorship renewal.
EXCLUSIVE: PepsiCo renews Champions League rights, Mastercard and Heineken deals close
PepsiCo has agreed a three-year extension of its global sponsorship deal for the Uefa Champions League while Heineken and Mastercard are also close to announcing renewals with Europe’s premier club football c…
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.
Uefa launches watch category RFP for men’s club competitions
Uefa is inviting sponsorship bids from companies in the branded watch category for Uefa men’s club competitions for the 2024-27 commercial cycle.
Uefa to add Champions League Global Sponsor slot, supplier-style tier
Uefa’s sponsorship offering for the next Champions League cycle will include one additional top-tier Global Sponsor position and a new secondary 'supplier-style' tier, SportBusiness understands.
Reconfigured Expedia deal sets precedent for new Champions League sponsorship tier
The structure of Expedia’s latest sponsorship agreement with Uefa sets a precedent for the creation of a new sponsorship tier for the men’s Champions League. Matthew Williams reports.
Champions League match ball and sports apparel RFP to launch
The Team Marketing agency will this week launch a request for proposal (RFP) process for the right to supply and market the official Uefa Champions League match ball across the 2024-27 cycle
Oppo’s long-touted Champions League sponsorship focuses on brand building in Europe
Champions League sponsorship facilitated by Uefa’s flexibility
Oppo will leverage sponsorship for brand building in Europe
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ECA and Uefa edge closer to long-term MoU
The European Club Association (ECA) and Uefa have moved closer to agreeing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) spanning until 2030 after signing a new letter of intent (LOI)
Turkish Airlines lands Champions League’s first airline sector sponsorship
Turkish Airlines has been announced as an official partner of the Uefa Champions League ahead of the start of the group stage of the elite clubs competition tomorrow (Tuesday) and seven years after coming…
EXCLUSIVE: Crypto.com pulled out of huge Champions League sponsorship at last moment
Uefa narrowly missed out on what was set to be one of its largest-ever sponsorships for the Champions League earlier this summer when a deal with the Crypto.com cryptocurrency company fell through at the last moment.
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