Fifa

Fifa has confirmed the appointment of Scottish-based temporary power provider Aggreko as a branded licensee for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Three banking and financial groups head the list of national sponsors to have committed to Costa Rica’s staging of the 2014 Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup football tournament.

Fifa marketing director Thierry Weil expects brands from five sectors to take up the majority of the federation’s new Regional Supporter sponsorships: insurance, telecommunications, railways/ground transportation, logistics and real estate.

Champagne house Taittinger has acquired an extensive set of marketing rights under its deal to be the Official Champagne of Fifa, football’s world governing body.

FOOTBALL'S WORLD GOVERNING body Fifa has begun informal sales talks with brands for its new Regional Supporter sponsorship packages, for deals covering the 2018 and 2022 World Cups

FIFA MAY HAVE SCORED a financial own goal with its decision to regionalise its third tier World Cup sponsorship inventory