Football

Swiss Super League football team Grasshopper Club Zurich has agreed a novel shirt sponsorship deal with real estate firms Priora and Ducksch I Anliker for the 2015-16 season.

Italian natural gas supplier Metano Nord Spa has struck a deal to become the new main sponsor of Hellas Verona, which plays in the country’s Serie A top-tier football club competition.

English Premier League football club Southampton has agreed a partnership with forex trading company OctaFX.

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

Sports betting and casino games provider Tipico has become a premium partner of Bayern Munich, the recently-crowned champion of German football’s top-tier Bundesliga.

German sportswear company Adidas has agreed a deal to become the new technical sponsor of Argentinian Primera División top-tier football club Newell's Old Boys.

English Premier League football club West Bromwich Albion has secured Asian betting company TLCBet as its principal partner.

Organisers of the inaugural International Champions Cup China have revealed the first wave of sponsors that have signed up to support the debut edition of the pre-season club football tournament.

Online gaming company Mansion Group has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with English Premier League newcomer AFC Bournemouth.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Fluminense has secured a sponsorship deal with sports supplements brand Voxx Suplementos.

Spanish sportswear company Joma has expanded its professional football commercial portfolio after entering into a partnership with Spanish Liga top-tier club Espanyol.

Australian A-League football team Sydney FC has signed a kit partnership deal with sportswear giant Puma.

English Premier League champion Chelsea has signed an extension to its partnership with Delta Air Lines.

Financially stricken Australian A-League football club Newcastle Jets has boosted its off-field prospects by making housing developer Beechwood Homes a principal partner.

Potato chip brand Croky has secured a deal to become the new title sponsor of the Belgian Cup knockout club football competition, while the Belgian Football Association (URBSFA/KBVB) has signed a partnership with gym chain Basic-Fit.

Shopping community Lyoness has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with Austrian Bundesliga football team SK Rapid Wien.

Online trading company Plus500 has expanded its sponsorship deal with Atletico Madrid to become the new main sponsor of the Spanish Liga football club.

Courier company FedEx’s investment in the Uefa Europa League will support the brand’s targeted expansion in Europe and, in particular, the developing economies of Eastern Europe.