Football

Chance, a subsidiary of Tipsport, has acquired title sponsorship rights to the top two divisions of Czech football, ending rival betting firm Fortuna’s backing of the leagues.

Portuguese Primeira Liga club FC Porto has agreed a 25-year deal with Spanish company Ithaka to sell 30 per cent of the economic rights to its Dragão stadium in return for a €65m ($69.2m) investment.

McDonald’s is likely to promote its new McDo+ app and delivery service when it replaces Uber Eats as Ligue 1's title sponsor in 2024-25.

The Uruguayan Football Federation (AUF) is to launch a kit supply tender later this year after signing a short-term deal with Nike for the upcoming men's Copa America.

The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) has announced a sponsorship deal with Chilean wine Casillero del Diablo for Mexico's annual US 'MexTour' in a deal that encompasses the men's and women's national…

The sale of title sponsorship rights to A-League Women, Australia’s professional women’s football league, was deferred to October last year to determine the value of staging Fifa’s showcase tournament in the country.

With restrictions on gambling in Brazil loosening, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A has its first title sponsor from the betting category in the form of Greece-based Betano.

Sponsorship rights fees in women's football are rising on a growing set of commercial objectives from brands.

Global bank Barclays is believed to be close to finalising a title sponsorship renewal with the Women’s Super League (WSL). The Daily Telegraph has reported that the bank is set to pay £9m ($11.4m/€10.5m)

The popularity of the main Juventus FC account on TikTok prompted the short-form video platform to strike a standalone sponsorship deal with the club’s Serie A Femminile team, Juventus Women.

Two months after launching a general tender for sponsorship rights to its women's football properties, Uefa today announced a separate bidding process for prospective apparel and match ball suppliers.

Danish sports brand Hummel aims to break into the US football market by using strategies that it has already deployed in Europe, Hummel chief executive Allan Vad Nielsen has told SportBusiness Sponsorship.

Uefa is targeting €750m per season in sponsorship and licensing income from its three men’s club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27 in what would be a 39.2-per-cent-increase on the average of €538.7m per season generated in the current cycle.

Uefa has added another Chinese brand to its sponsorship portfolio after agreeing a deal for online retail marketplace AliExpress to become an official partner of Euro 2024.

The English Premier League today announced it has acquired a stake in virtual reality software firm Rezzil and agreed a new four-year licensing agreement.

FC Barcelona’s president Joan Laporta has ramped up the pressure on kit supplier Nike to either quit or pay more to the debt-laden LaLiga club.

Sky Ireland decided to take out Primary Partner rights to the Irish men's national football team after reaping the benefits of an alignment with the women's national team.

The French Football Federation (FFF) has officially launched a new kit and apparel supplier tender process, with competition expected on incumbent Nike from major rivals Adidas and Puma.