South America

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football team Sport Club do Recife has entered into a kit partnership with US sportswear manufacturer Under Armour.

International online gaming brand Bodog has made its first foray into the Brazilian football market by agreeing to sponsor the Copa do Brasil, the country’s top club knockout tournament.

Credit card company Valle Express has agreed a two-year deal to become the new main shirt sponsor of Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Fluminense.

Orthodontic clinic network Orthopride has agreed deals to sponsor Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football clubs Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro, while the latter team has also partnered with educational group Universidade Brasil.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Corinthians has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with financial services company Valle Express.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football team Botafogo has extended its shirt sponsorship deals with Cercred, Neto’s and Pega Carga.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Atlético Paranaense has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with meat and food processor Copacol.

Chapecoense has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with financial services company Sicoob, while fellow Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club São Paulo has extended its partnership with food producer Urbano.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football team Vasco da Gama has agreed a kit supply deal with Italian sportswear brand Diadora.

Transportation network company Uber has extended its kit sponsorship deal with Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Atlético Mineiro.

Argentinian Superliga football club Newell’s Old Boys has agreed a kit supply partnership with UK sportswear brand Umbro.

Government-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal has signed its intention to extend its contract as the main shirt sponsor of Cruzeiro, according to the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club.

The new president of Santos, José Carlos Peres, has said the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club will terminate its partnership with UK sportswear manufacturer Umbro, citing the “ridiculous” terms agreed by its previous regime.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Corinthians has renewed its kit supplier partnership with US sportswear company Nike and extended a shirt sponsorship deal with English-language school Minds Idiomas.

Swiss watch manufacturer Tag Heuer has agreed a deal to sponsor the Copa Libertadores, the club football competition organised by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).

U.S. Polo Assn., the official brand of the United States Polo Association, has been named as the official apparel sponsor of the Argentine Open, one of the sport’s leading events.

The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) has entered into a partnership with Lima-based financial services company BBVA Continental.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Fluminense has agreed shirt sponsorship deals with mattress technology specialist Euro Colchões and education company Mackenzie.