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Competitors clash as virtual advertising looks set for leap from experiment to ubiquity
Aim Sport and Supponor in bitter legal dispute with millions at stake
Switch to software-based service should remove gremlins plaguing digital replacement technology
Oppo finally becomes Champions League sponsor in two-season agreement
Chinese smartphone brand Oppo has been confirmed as a global sponsor of the Uefa Champions League in a curtailed two-season deal
Uefa issues creative agencies RFI ahead of club competitions brand refresh
Uefa has issued a request for information (RFI) as it begins the process of appointing creative agencies to develop brand identities for its club competitions during the 2024-27 rights cycle
Team invites five-season bids for vacant Champions League sponsorship slot
The Team Marketing agency is inviting bids across two or five seasons for the Uefa Champions League global sponsorship package made available after the termination of a deal with Russian state-owned energy…
TikTok ups profile in football with addition of Women’s Euro 2022 rights
Entertainment platform TikTok has been named as an official partner of the Women’s Euro 2022, joining 12 other sponsors with global rights to the tournament.
Nissan to pivot from global deals to more ‘strategic partnerships’ says sponsorship head
Nissan is likely to pivot away from striking global sponsorship deals to focus instead on more ‘strategic partnerships’ according to Owen Hughes, head of global sponsorship for the car manufacturer.
Uefa terminates Gazprom sponsorship across club and national team competitions
Uefa has decided to end its sponsorship agreement with Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Uefa freezes Gazprom’s Champions League activation rights
Uefa has withdrawn Gazprom’s sponsorship activation rights, including perimeter board advertising, for upcoming Champions League matches, with further definitive action under consideration.
Uefa invites sponsorship interest in Conmebol ‘Finalissima’ match
Uefa’s men’s national team football sponsorship programme for the next commercial cycle will include rights to the ‘Finalissima’ – a match between the winners of European Championships and the Copa Amér…
LinkedIn makes sponsorship move with Uefa Women’s Euro 2022
Online professional networking platform LinkedIn has signed on as the fourth national sponsor for England’s Uefa Women’s Euro 2022.
Uefa ExCo ratifies award of club competition rights to Team and Relevent
The Uefa Executive Committee has today (Monday) approved the retention of Team Marketing as the commercial rights agency for Uefa club competitions during the 2024-27 cycle, albeit with Relevent Sports…
Data Snapshot: European FAs 2021-22
Europe’s most powerful football associations – of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – hold sponsorship portfolios worth about €398m ($450m) in 2021-22, up about three per cent on last season.
Don’t Drink & Start a League – Heineken & Uefa
After 12 clubs tried and failed to breakaway from Uefa and form a European ‘super league’ in April 2021, Heineken used its Uefa Champions League rights for a low-latency social campaign echoing fan outrage with a touch of humour.
EXCLUSIVE: Uefa club competitions tender enters third round of bidding
The ongoing request for proposals process for the commercial rights to Uefa club competitions from the 2024-25 season onwards is to enter a third round of bidding, SportBusiness understands
Data Snapshot: European Leagues 2021-22
Europe’s four biggest football leagues – plus Uefa’s club competitions – hold central sponsorship contracts worth between €794.4m and €883.3m in 2021-22.
#UpgradeYourHome – Hisense & Uefa
During October’s Uefa Nations League finals, Hisense built on its Euro 2020 #UpgradeYourHome activation with a pair of campaign contests.
Sportfive signs Lego, Pandora and Starling Bank as Women’s Euro national partners
Lego Group, Pandora and Starling Bank have signed up as the first national partners of the Uefa Women’s Euro 2022, which will be hosted in England.