Italy

The International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) has retained road tyre manufacturer Borilli Racing as title sponsor for the 2021 Borilli FIM EnduroGP World Championship

Ahead of the January 2021 #SkrillDay game against Juventus, AC Milan payment partner Skrill promoted its services via a week-long, incentivised TikTok hashtag challenge.

Automotive manufacturer Toyota has renewed its agreement as the official car of the cycling classics organised by RCS Sport. This includes the Giro d’Italia, which this year will begin on May 8.

Italian Serie A club Lazio has signed up technology company Contrader to its portfolio of kit sponsors

Italian men’s underwear brand Intimissimi Uomo has upgraded its association with the Giro d’Italia cycling classic to take on the white jersey sponsorship.

Italian Serie A newcomer Spezia Calcio has extended its kit supply deal with the Acerbis sports brand until the end of the 2022-2023 season

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has extended is licensing deal with collectibles brand Panini as the ‘Stickers and Cards Partner of the Italian National Football Teams’ until 2030.

A year like no other saw the 2020 Six Nations paused in March and not resumed until the start of the 2020-21 season in October.

Italian Serie A football club AS Roma has added fintech company REPX and LeoVegas.News, a sports website operated by online casino LeoVegas, to its official partner roster

Italian Serie A club AC Milan has become the latest sports organisation to sign up training and recovery technology company Therabody to its sponsorship roster

Professional services company EY has become a third-tier sponsor of Italy’s national football teams in a deal with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).

Serie A football club Inter Milan has announced a sponsorship deal with Italian industrial group Riello, appointing the firm as an official regional partner for mainland China

Japanese bicycle component manufacturer Shimano has renewed its support of the Giro d’Italia cycling event after extending an agreement with race organiser RCS Sport.

Fintech brand REPX has agreed a branded pre-paid card sponsorship with Italian Serie A football club Parma, likely to be the first of many signed by the company with European football clubs

Italian sportswear company Erreà has renewed a technical sponsorship deal with Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the top tier of basketball in its home country.

UK-based sportswear brand Castore is in talks to take up the kit supply rights at two Serie A clubs, SportBusiness understands

Oil and lubricant brand Shell has extended its longstanding sponsorship of Scuderia Ferrari as the Formula 1 team’s ‘Innovation Partner’. T

Italian football’s second tier, Lega Serie B, has signed a renewal with title sponsor BKT Tires.