Netherlands
VodafoneZiggo extends Ajax shirt deal amid growing club crisis
Dutch giants AFC Ajax and telco VodafoneZiggo have renewed their shirt sponsorship deal until at least the end of the 2026-27 season, providing the Eredivisie club with much-needed stability as it lurches…
Feyenoord set for lucrative Mediamarkt shirt sponsorship
Feyenoord is to have a new shirt sponsor from the 2024-25 season, with a lucrative agreement with German electronics retailer Mediamarkt thought to be in place.
Adidas agrees multi-year extension to long-running Ajax deal
Ajax has announced an eight-year extension of its kit supplier agreement with Ajax, making it the longest-running sponsorship deal in Dutch football to date.
Team Dsm-Firmenich adds second title sponsor with PostNL delivery
UCI WorldTour cycling outfit Team dsm-firmenich will take on a new identity for the second time this year, with Dutch logistics company PostNL signing on as a co-title partner.
Dutch conglomerate Pon set to succeed Jumbo as top cycling team sponsor
The future of Team Jumbo-Visma, the top professional cycling team from the Netherlands, looks to have been secured with Pon Holdings, a Dutch conglomerate in the transportation sector, stepping into replace…
McLaren responds to calls to remove Velo branding for Dutch Grand Prix
McLaren Racing is resisting calls from Dutch health organisations to remove branding of tobacco-free nicotine specialist Velo from its car for the upcoming Dutch Grand Prix
Eleven Sports Media moves into mainland Europe with PSV deal
UK sports technology and marketing company Eleven Sports Media has entered mainland Europe for the first time through a new deal with Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven
Wasserman hires Mathues to drive Dutch growth
Sports, music, and entertainment agency Wasserman has appointed Wim Mathues as senior vice-president of brands and properties in Belgium and the Netherlands as it continues its growth strategy in Europe.
Jumbo to withdraw from sports sponsorship
Jumbo, the Dutch supermarket chain, is to exit the sports sponsorship market when its current deals end next year, the group's new chief executive has announced
Vitesse adds BetCity as shirt sponsor ahead of government ban
Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem has agreed a new shirt sponsorship deal with BetCity, despite an impending online gambling sponsorship ban being introduced by the Dutch government
Dutch government plans online gambling sponsorship ban in 2025
Online gambling sponsorships of Dutch sports organisations are set to be phased out following the government’s planned ban on 'untargeted advertising' from the start of July this year.
Future Goals – Sandals Resorts and AFC Ajax
In May 2022 AFC Ajax Amsterdam and Sandals Resorts International (SRI) teamed up to support the local community and inspire future generations on the Caribbean island of Curaçao through a school-based …
Kings of the Game – Budweiser and AFC Ajax
Official beer brand Budweiser leveraged its AFC Ajax partnership and celebrated the club’s 35th league title victory in May 2021 by teaming up with local singer Sophie Straat and artist Tim Rodermans t…
Castore enters Dutch football market with Feyenoord
Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord Rotterdam has become the latest European football club to sign up performance sportswear brand Castore as its new kit supplier
Fast Frame – Samsung and Dutch Olympic Cycling Team (BMX)
Bringing to life the brand’s ‘Do What You Can’t’ umbrella marketing platform through its Dutch Olympic Team sponsorship, Samsung ‘Fast Frame’ utilised the brand’s technology products, data collection ab…
KPN head of sponsorship: ‘Our strategy is to sponsor national properties’
Mark Versteegen, head of corporate sponsorships at Dutch telecoms company KPN, explains why the company decided to stop sponsoring speed skating and focus on football, and how it is incentivising amateur clubs to sell its fibre broadband
ABN Amro extends Ajax Women shirt deal
Dutch banking group ABN Amro has extended its sponsorship of Ajax Women until at least 2025.
The previous contract, signed in 2019, was scheduled to expire at the end of the current 2022-23 season
Viaplay scores Haaland endorsement and content deal
Viaplay Group, the subscription streaming operator, has announced a multi-year endorsement and content agreement with Manchester City and Norway national team striker Erling Haaland