Europe

Personal care brand Gillette has extended a sponsorship agreement with Spanish Liga football club Barcelona.

At the invitation of Danish beer brand Carlsberg the Official Beer of Euro 2016 and its PR agency Fuse Sport + Entertainment, Sports Sponsorship Insider experienced the brand’s activation strategy first hand in the lead-up to the quarter-final game between France and Iceland at the Stade de France.

Dutch paints and coatings company AkzoNobel has been confirmed as the title sponsor of a team which will compete in the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race sailing event.

US sportswear company New Balance has agreed a kit partnership with Polish Ekstraklasa football club Lechia Gdańsk.

Power tools and outdoor products manufacturer Ryobi has signed a one-year extension to its partnership with German Bundesliga football club Hertha Berlin.

LaLiga, which operates the Spanish football league, has renewed a partnership with Nike that will allow the sportswear manufacturer to provide the official ball for its competitions.

Online betting company Dafabet has extended its partnership with English Premier League football club Sunderland.

German Bundesliga football club Eintracht Frankfurt has agreed a long-term extension to its partnership with the Krombacher brewery.

Spanish sportswear company Joma has agreed a kit deal with the country's Liga football club Villarreal.

English Premiership rugby union club Leicester Tigers has named health products retailer Holland & Barrett as its new main sponsor, and extended its partnership with power tool manufacturer STIHL.

Unilever-owned deodorant brand Sure has entered into a partnership with the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Video game developer EA Sports has entered into a partnership with Italian Serie A football club Juventus.

German Bundesliga football club Borussia Dortmund has entered into a regional partnership with Chinese travel agency Wow Sports.

Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron has entered a partnership with Cagliari after the football club secured promotion back to the country’s Serie A top tier.

Turkish beer brand Efes aims to strengthen its brand image as a premium beer brand through its Euroleague sponsorship.

Online casino and sportsbook operator BetVictor has been named as the new training kit partner of English Premier League football club Liverpool.

German automotive giant Audi has extended its partnership with the country’s Bundesliga football club Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Sporting goods retailer Elverys Intersport has agreed a deal to become the new title sponsor and official retail partner of Irish Pro12 rugby union club Connacht.