Uefa

German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen has agreed a deal with Uefa, football’s European governing body, to sponsor its national team competitions.

Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron has partnered with Uefa, the governing body for European football, in a deal through which it will supply kit for the national teams of Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and San Marino.

Dutch brewing company Heineken has extended its sponsorship of the Uefa Champions League and Europa League European club football competitions.

Uefa, the governing body of European football, has completed its sponsorship line-up for the qualifying campaign for the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia by agreeing a partnership with fastening materials manufacturer Würth.

European football’s governing body Uefa has signed up French telecommunications company Orange as the latest global sponsor of the Euro 2016 national team tournament.

Dutch brewing company Heineken has reached an agreement for its Amstel brand to become an official partner of European club football competition the Uefa Europa League.

Payment services company MasterCard has renewed its long-standing sponsorship of the Uefa Champions League European club football competition.

South Korean tyre manufacturer Hankook has extended its official partner agreement with Uefa for the Europa League club football competition.

Commercial bank UniCredit this (Friday) afternoon struck a deal with Uefa, football’s European governing body, to remain an official partner of the Champions League and become a new partner of the Europa League secondary club competition.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has today (Thursday) extended its top-tier sponsorship agreement for the Uefa Champions League club football competition.

France-based human resources company Proman will use its national sponsor position at Euro 2016 to create business relationships with other tournament sponsors.

French recruitment agency Proman has signed up as the second national sponsor of the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament.

Airline Emirates is understood to be in talks with another football property after the company announced it would end its relationship with Fifa at the end of 2014.

Guy-Laurent Epstein, marketing director of Uefa Events, believes that the federation is on course to hit its projected revenue target for sponsorship rights connected with Euro 2016, despite the current shortfall of three Global Partners.

French lottery operator Française des Jeux (FDJ) signed a deal with Uefa’s to become a National Sponsor of Euro 2016 in France.

Japanese car maker Nissan has appointed the London office of global public relations company Ketchum to activate its top-tier sponsorship of football’s Uefa Champions League European club competition.

Financial services company UniCredit is in talks to renew its partnership with the Uefa Champions League for the 2015-16 to 2017-18 cycle, after a strong return on investment from its current deal.

Clubs in the 2013-14 Uefa Champions League, Europe’s premier continental football competition, generated around €640m ($878m) from shirt sponsorships and kit supplier deals during the season.