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Nike invests as first apparel partner of China’s League of Legends Pro League
US sportswear brand Nike is paying about $7.5m (€6.7m) per year to sponsor China’s League of Legends Pro League (LPL), according to industry sources.
AS Monaco leaves Nike, signs six-year kit deal with Kappa
Italian sportswear brand Kappa will pay between €5m ($5.6m) and €6m per season as the new kit supplier at French club AS Monaco, according to industry sources.
Nike partners Premier League for next cycle – EA Sports, Barclays, Budweiser to follow
Sporting goods brand Nike, video game maker EA Sports and global bank Barclays have renewed their respective Premier League partnerships beyond the 2016-17 to 2018-19 cycle, while incumbent beer brand…
Sevilla’s top tier drives sponsorship revenue at Spanish challenger club
LaLiga club Sevilla will earn at least €7.25m ($8.3m) from its shirt inventory this season, thanks to two new top-tier sponsors.
“If it doesn’t work for them, Nike’s not doing it, right?”
David Abrutyn, partner with Bruin Sports Capital, explains how the three-way licensing deal between the NFL, Nike and Fanatics works for the sporting goods giant, which extended its on-field rights partnership with the NFL in March.
All upside for NFL from ‘win-win’ Nike-Fanatics deal
The NFL will get a healthy increase in combined sponsorship and licensed merchandise revenue from its three-way agreement with sporting goods brand Nike and the online sports retailer Fanatics, industry experts have told Sports Sponsorship Insider.
‘CR7 effect’ may ease political pressure on Serie A sponsorships
Italy’s top football league, Lega Serie A, ought to be on course for a decent increase in the value of its centrally-sold sponsorship rights from the €34m ($40m) it earned in 2017-18, having agreed deals this month for the Serie A title sponsorship, Official Ball Supplier and Official Video Gaming licensing rights for the next three seasons.