Football

Football Australia and Nike are to take their commercial relationship into a third decade after the US sportswear giant today (Friday) signed a new 10-year kit supplier contract

Uefa, European football's governing body, has announced that Booking.com has renewed its sponsorship of both men's and women's editions of the European Championship

UK-based sports and fitness drinks company Wow Hydrate has signed as a global sponsor of Premier League club Manchester United to build up its international profile

Manchester City has announced record revenues of £712.7m (€817.8m/$888m) for the 2022-23 financial year covering its treble-winning season, setting a new high for a Premier League club.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has unveiled a host of new sponsorship agreements, including with US ticketing and hospitality company Stage Front

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Andreas Jung, one of the leading commercial executives in German football, is to leave his role as the board member responsible for marketing at Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at the end of the season

EA Sports created the FC Futures project to invest meaningfully in community-level football and has committed $10m to multiple grassroots football projects under the scheme.

Some of Brazil’s biggest football clubs have registered their "enormous concern" at government proposals to ban betting operator sponsorships in football.

Another Middle Eastern airline has entered the Milanese football landscape after Inter announced Qatar Airways as a new global sponsor

Chelsea’s search for a main shirt sponsor over the summer resulted in a one-year deal with Infinite Athlete. Now, the club is back in the market to cover next season.

Kipsta, the Decathlon-owned football brand, will replace Molten as the official ball supplier of the Uefa Europa League and Conference League in the next three-year cycle.

Liverpool FC commercial director Ben Latty describes how the club will work with new sponsor, global shipping and logistics specialist UPS, to enhance its retail and e-commerce operations.

The purchase of 3.5 million new shares in Highlight Event and Entertainment (HLEE) has pushed the shareholding of Alexander Studhalter below 20 per cent, as Highlight seeks to minimise risks to the company posed by restrictions placed on the Swiss businessman by US authorities.

The Saudi Pro League has broadened its sponsorship portfolio through a deal with regional insurance group Medgulf, a company not linked to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). 

Arsenal’s chief commercial officer Juliet Slot says she is putting brand development and the acquisition of first-party fan data at the heart of efforts to double the club’s secondary sponsor income in the next three years.

Nike’s long-standing association with Concacaf is under threat after the confederation began a request for proposal (RFP) process looking to maximise its expanded inventory and new-found competition i…

Small business accounting software firm Xero improved brand perception in the UK with its ‘Dream Bigger’ 2023 Women’s World Cup campaign.