Chelsea FC
New WSL era off to strong start with Barclays renewal
SportBusiness Sponsorship looks at the sponsorship landscape in the Women's Super League at both a league and club level.
Fever in for BingX as Chelsea sleeve partner
Chelsea FC has avoided going into the new season without a single sponsor on its men’s first team shirt, having announced a late deal with entertainment discovery platform Fever which encompasses the sleeve sponsorship rights for both its men’s and women’s teams.
Three refocuses Chelsea deal with women’s team training kit rights
Mobile network Three has refocused its relationship with Chelsea FC so that it now places even more of an emphasis on the club’s women’s team. The deal is the largest women-specific sponsorship agreement the club has agreed to date.
Chelsea, Crystal Palace Women sign first standalone shirt deals
Women’s Super League sides Chelsea Women and Crystal Palace Women have broken new ground, announcing their first-ever standalone training kit and front-of-shirt sponsorship deals, respectively.
Al-Kudcy leaving Chelsea Women to become WSL commercial chief
Zarah Al-Kudcy, the commercial director for reigning WSL champion Chelsea Women, is leaving the club to become the chief revenue officer for NewCo, the independent body set up to run the top-flight women’s league and the second-tier Women’s Championship.
Škoda focusing on women and family audiences with Chelsea deal
Škoda is using its sponsorship deal with Women’s Super League (WSL) side Chelsea Women to develop brand awareness and consideration, as well as target female consumers and family audiences.
‘Sign with Fingers big and small’ – Cadbury and Chelsea FC
Cadbury used the renewal of its sponsorship deal with English Premier League club Chelsea to extend its ‘Sign with Fingers’ campaign, designed to support the UK’s deaf community.
‘You’re in a start-up that has a 100-year history’ | Zarah Al-Kudcy, Chelsea Women
Chelsea Women's new commercial director Zarah Al-Kudcy describes the sponsorship proposition for the reigning WSL champions and the differences from her previous role as head of commercial partnerships at Formula 1.
‘Our goal is to work with every Premier League team’ | Charlie Ebersol, Infinite Athlete
Infinite Athlete chief executive Charlie Ebersol says the technology brand has seen an immediate benefit from its front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Chelsea FC.
Chelsea finally closes in on new shirt sponsor
Chelsea looks set to kick off the new Premier League season with a front-of-shirt sponsor after all, with a lucrative agreement with Infinite Athlete, a new US brand that already has links with the club…
Chelsea launches new kit without shirt sponsor
Premier League club Chelsea has launched its new kit without a front-of-shirt sponsor as talks continue with prospective partners
Oman Air lands in Premier League with Chelsea sponsorship
A host of English Premier League clubs have announced new or extended sponsorship deals, as key categories get filled ahead of the start of the 2023-24 season
Chelsea ‘pulls out’ of Stake.com shirt sponsorship talks amid fan backlash
Premier League club Chelsea FC has dropped plans to sign a shirt sponsorship deal with online casino and betting brand Stake.com amid a backlash from fans
Chelsea announces Hilton global sponsorship, brings in Lego
Premier League club Chelsea has unveiled a new global sponsorship with hotel group Hilton in the brand's first foray into football
Fan body writes to Chelsea FC after poll comes out against Stake shirt deal
The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST) has written an open letter to Chelsea FC owner Todd Boehly criticising the club’s proposed deal with online casino and betting company Stake.com
EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea in shirt sponsor talks with Stake.com after crypto deal falls through
Premier League club Chelsea is in discussions with Stake.com about a controversial front-of-shirt sponsorship deal after an agreement with a company from the crypto sector fell through at the last minute, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.
Chelsea secures Cadbury sponsorship extension
Chelsea is the latest Premier League club to unveil a sponsorship extension with Cadbury, just three days after the chocolate brand announced its renewal with Manchester United
Chelsea ‘set to end’ Three sponsorship when deal expires
English Premier League club Chelsea is preparing to find a new front-of-shirt sponsor once its deal with mobile phone network Three expires at the end of the season