Europe
Goodwood signs Heineken deal, adds Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre
The UK division of Dutch brewing group Heineken has agreed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Goodwood, the English estate which hosts horseracing showpiece the Goodwood Festival
EXCLUSIVE: Forest holding out for £10m shirt sponsorship deal after rebuffing offers
English Premier League club Nottingham Forest is holding out for a front-of-shirt sponsorship deal in the region of £10m ($12.1m/€11.8m
EA Sports furthers Serie A presence with Juventus deal
Italian Serie A club Juventus has signed a new licensing agreement with video game developer EA Sports
Sports shoe brand Munich signs as Spanish referees’ footwear supplier
Referees of top-flight men’s and women’s club football in Spain will wear Munich-branded boots from this season.
ASO confident over women’s Tour de France ‘investment’ as opener nets 3m domestic viewers
Event promoter Amaury Sport Organisation is confident that its investment in the women’s Tour de France will pay off commercially in future years with a sizeable free-to-air audience creating an appealing p…
Fulham signs up betting firm W88 as main shirt sponsor, despite fan disapproval
Newly promoted Premier League club Fulham has signed global betting firm W88 as the club’s main shirt sponsor for the 2022-23 season.
CryptoData Tech lands title sponsor rights to MotoGP’s Austrian Grand Prix
CryptoData Tech, a Romanian company that develops hardware and software cybersecurity solutions based on blockchain technology, has agreed a deal to become the title sponsor of MotoGP’s Austrian Grand P…
Swiss club Grasshoppers strikes sponsorship deal with Chinese watchmaker Seagull
Grasshopper Club Zurich has announced a sponsorship agreement with Chinese watchmaker Seagull.
The deal sees Seagull become a strategic partner of the Swiss Super League club for the 2022-23 season
Selenella takes Bologna’s back-of-shirt rights in reworked sponsor deal
Vegetable products company Selenella has reworked its sponsorship deal with Bologna and will now receive exposure on the back of the Italian football club’s shirts during the 2022-23 Serie A season.
Lega Serie A latest to join Sorare NFT portfolio in long-term deal
Lega Serie A has become the latest sports league to sign an agreement with non-fungible token (NFT) fantasy sports platform Sorare
Betfred extends backing of PDC’s World Matchplay
Gambling firm Betfred has renewed its title sponsorship of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Matchplay darts tournament until 2025
Hyperice joins Guild Esports roster
Recovery technology company Hyperice has signed a one-year ‘Official Wellness Technology Partner’ deal with Guild Esports.
Amundi backs emerging Asian women golfers, LG extends with Evian Championship
French asset management company Amundi is sponsoring seven emerging women golfers from Asia.
The company will provide financial assistance to the golfers as they take part in major tournaments
Ratings Reveal – EA Sports FIFA & Leeds United FC
In September 2021 EA Sports and Leeds United FC leveraged their gaming partnership through authentic and relevant content running across club and gaming company platforms. Focusing on FIFA 21’s ratings reveal through video and featuring a fictional ratings group of Leeds stars which championed the tie-up and provided a unique point of difference between Leeds and EA’s other partner clubs.
Adidas ‘closing in’ on AS Roma kit deal from 2023-24
Adidas is set to replace New Balance as the kit supplier to Serie A club AS Roma after the 2022-23 season, according to Italian press sources
Yorkshire enters the metaverse with Virtua deal
Yorkshire County Cricket Club has entered into a partnership with metaverse platform and NFT marketplace Virtua
UK Athletics taps Two Circles to drive commercial growth
Sports marketing and data technology company Two Circles has been appointed by UK Athletics to help develop and execute marketing strategies that drive commercial revenue growth for the governing body
Sportfive brokers RC Lens renewal with Groupe Lempereur, new Dynamo Dresden deal
Ligue 1’s Racing Cub de Lens has renewed its long-standing sponsorship agreement with car automotive retailer Groupe Lempereur.