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Secondary UCL sponsor sales enter last stretch
Team Marketing is looking to sell its final piece of Uefa Champions League sponsorship inventory for the 2024-27 cycle after inviting brands to bid for the last slot in the new second-tier category
EXCLUSIVE: Team, Relevent in box seat for Uefa club rights
Incumbents Team Marketing and Relevent Sports Group are the two agencies still vying to sell Uefa club competition rights from 2027-28 following recent presentations, SportBusiness understands
Uefa aiming to double women’s football sponsorship income
Uefa and the Two Circles agency are aiming to more than double the sponsorship income from the federation's women’s football programme in the next commercial cycle having reconfigured the packages available to brands.
Flix takes final Europa League sponsorship slot
Bus and train travel company becomes third German brand to sponsor the second and third-tier men's club competitions, filling the final sponsorship position.
Unilever sees benefit of multi-brand sponsorship approach
SportBusiness Sponsorship speaks to Willem Dinger, global head of sport and entertainment partnerships at Unilever, and Kathryn Swallow, global brand vice president for the company's Rexona deodorant brand.
F1, Fifa voted ‘hottest’ sponsorship properties
Formula 1 and the Fifa men’s World Cup are the ‘hottest’ sponsorship properties in sport according to a global survey of industry subscribers conducted by SportBusiness Sponsorship.
Sales underway for Uefa men’s national team events
Uefa has opened the sales process for the sponsorship and licensing rights to its men’s national team football events, including the flagship Euro 2028 tournament, for the next cycle from 2025 to 2028.
Uefa seeks women’s football, Europa League sponsors
Uefa is to launch a tender for a sponsor in the payment services category for all its women's football competitions before the end of this month, as it looks to close its portfolio for the men's second- and third-tier events.
EXCLUSIVE: Qatar Airways ties down UCL in 6-year, €500m deal
Qatar Airways will be the new global airline sponsor of the Uefa Champions League until at least 2030 having agreed an unprecedented two-cycle deal, SportBusiness can reveal.
EXCLUSIVE: Agency heavyweights submit Uefa rights bids
At least five top-tier sports marketing agencies are vying for the chance to sell Uefa Champions League commercial rights from 2027-28 onward, after the deadline for bids passed this morning.
Oppo downgrades to second-tier Champions League sponsor
Oppo has downgraded its sponsorship deal for the Uefa Champions League to become one of the competition’s new second-tier partners for the next three-year cycle.
Lidl widens Uefa role with club competitions deal
German discount supermarket chain Lidl is to build on its successful sponsorship of Euro 2024 by becoming an Official Partner of the Uefa Europa League and Uefa Conference League for three seasons until…
Betano continues football push with Uefa Europa League deal
Betano's aggressive expansion into football shows no signs of slowing down after being unveiled as Uefa's new global betting sponsor for the Europa League and Conference League competitions.
Super Cup showcase for first UCL betting sponsor
The Uefa Super Cup in Warsaw last night was the platform for Bet365 to finally unveil its global sponsorship of the Champions League, after more than a year-long negotiation process.
Crypto.com becomes Champions League sponsor in Uefa first
Uefa has unveiled cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com as the latest global sponsor of the Champions League, more than two years after a deal for the premier clubs competition fell through.
Three Champions League slots left as PlayStation renews
Three global sponsorship positions remain to be filled for the Uefa Champions League in the next commercial cycle after PlayStation officially announced it has extended its contract.
Decathlon keen to capture more ball rights after Europa League deal
Decathlon has announced ambitions to sign ball supply agreements in South American football after becoming the official match ball supplier for the Uefa Europa League and Uefa Conference League.
EXCLUSIVE: FedEx extends as Champions League sponsor
FedEx has extended as a global sponsor of the Champions League for a further three years, taking its association with Uefa past a decade, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.