Football

French Ligue 1 football team AS Monaco has agreed a kit deal with US sportswear giant Nike which will run until at least 2019.

Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung has agreed a deal with the Austrian Football Association to remain the title sponsor of the Austrian Cup club football competition through to the 2016-17 season.

Sponsorship has proven a “flexible instrument” to financial services company UniCredit that has supported brand building and will provide a platform for future business related objectives, Daniele Penna, head of strategic sponsorships at UniCredit Group told Sports Sponsorship Insider.

Tools company Stanley Black and Decker has agreed to become a sponsor of Spanish Liga football club Barcelona through to July 2017.

German Bundesliga football team Eintracht Frankfurt has sealed a two-year extension to its long-standing premium partnership with energy group Mainova.

English Premier League champion Manchester City has extended its commercial ties with the Middle East by signing a three-year sponsorship deal with engineering and construction group Arabtec.

English Premier League football club Liverpool has signed a two-year extension to its partnership with online sports betting and gaming provider 188Bet.

German Bundesliga football team TSG Hoffenheim has agreed a four-year extension to its partnership with betting provider Tipico.

Automotive manufacturer Ford has reached a four-year agreement to become a premier partner of the Chinese Super League football competition from 2014 to 2017.

English Premier League football club Arsenal has signed a three-year extension to its partnership with automotive manufacturer Citroën

VriendenLoterij has extended its stint as lead partner of the Eredivisie through a renewed three-year deal with Dutch football’s top division.

The English Football Association (FA) has signed a new partnership with Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung.

Chinese telecommunications company Huawei has agreed a one-year partnership with the Ghana Football Association.

Regional public-service radio station NDR 2 has extended its commercial partnerships with German Bundesliga football clubs Hamburg SV and Hannover 96 by another four years.

International sandwich chain Subway has agreed a one-year rolling contract to become the main shirt sponsor of Scottish Premier League top-flight football team Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

English Premier League football club Southampton has signed a two-year deal with Veho, making the consumer electronics firm its new main sponsor.

Shopping centre group Westfield has been announced as the naming rights partner for the FFA Cup under a three-year deal commencing with the Australian knockout club football tournament’s inaugural edition this year.

Beer brand Carlsberg has agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with the Football Association of Malawi to back the southeast African country’s national team.