Uefa Champions League
Highlight’s sports and event sales up after higher Team Marketing commission
Highlight Communications, the Switzerland-based media company, has reported a 1
EXCLUSIVE: New Champions League sponsors set to come on board as seven offers accepted
Uefa and Team Marketing, its appointed agency for club team competitions, are closing in on a clean sweep of agreed Uefa Champions League sponsorship deals for the 2021-24 cycle with offers accepted for…
Manchester City and CAA seek Etihad shirt sponsor replacement
Premier League champions Manchester City aims to sell the front-of-shirt sponsorship rights currently held by the Abu Dhabi state carrier Etihad Airways, SportBusiness can reveal
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.
Uefa invites video game and esports rights bids for club competitions
Uefa is inviting proposals for several categories in its video game rights sector for the 2021-24 club competition cycle, including the rights for the official simulation game and esports event
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.
Heineken solves Uefa’s beer category puzzle, signs Champions League, Euro 2020 double
Dutch beer brand Heineken has extended its Uefa Champions League sponsorship, and, in a separate deal, signed as the Official Beer Partner of Euro 2020, ending Uefa’s long search for a beer brand to s…
Man City sign Nestlé Professional deal, distances itself from influencer advert
Premier League club Manchester City has added food and beverage company Nestlé Professional to its sponsorship portfolio.
Beer category kicks off sponsorship sales for 2021-24 Uefa men’s club competitions
European football’s governing body Uefa has officially launched the sales process for the sponsorship rights to its men’s club competitions for the period 2021-24.
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
Uefa charges Valencia over adidas logo usage
Spanish LaLiga football club Valencia has been charged by European governing body Uefa with a breach of its kit regulations following its Champions League game at Manchester United
Last-minute Expedia deal completes Champions League line-up
Expedia becomes Official Travel Partner of the Champions League for next three seasons
The deal will be used as a platform for the Expedia and Hotels