Sportfive

The Sportfive agency has signed up new sponsors for the German Bundesliga’s 2014-15 relegation/promotion play-off and reported that marketing rights for the games and the 2015-16 Supercup event have sold out.

Health insurance provider AOK has agreed a three-and-a-half year partnership with the German Handball Federation (DHB) under which it becomes the main shirt sponsor of its men’s national team.

Telecommunications and cable operator Numericable has been unveiled as the new lead partner of leading French rugby union club Stade Français.

Monaco has signed up optician Alain Afflelou as the French Ligue 1 club’s new official partner for the 2014-15 season.