Football
UAE FA banks Al Hilal extension
Abu-Dhabi based Al Hilal Bank has renewed its sponsorship of the UAE Football Association for a sixth consecutive year.
Great Eastern extends S.League sponsorship for 2014
Singapore-based insurance company Great Eastern has renewed its co-title sponsorship of the country’s premier football division, the S.League.
AIA signs up as Tottenham’s principal partner
Tottenham Hotspur has agreed a deal for Asian insurance company AIA Group to become the English Premier League football club’s main shirt sponsor.
Premier League’s Fulham scores Power8 deal
Gaming technology provider Power8 has reached a deal to become an official partner of English Premier League football club Fulham.
Gremio takes European inspiration in signing new partner
Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Gremio has signed a one-year partnership with locally-based fashion brand Spirito Santo.
Honda signing leads to Fujitsu deal for AC Milan
Italian Serie A football club AC Milan has agreed a three-year partnership with Japanese IT equipment and services company Fujitsu.
Cooper Tire furthers brand building exercise with Arsenal deal
English Premier League team Arsenal has entered into a long-term commercial agreement with Cooper Tire Europe, effective from the 2014-15 football season.
McDonald’s: High-end global sponsorships call on global resources
Fast food restaurant McDonald’s’ franchisee programme sees each store contribute a cash fee to the brand’s global sponsorships of the Olympic Games and the World Cup, Thomas Truttmann, head of sports at McDonald’s Europe told Sports Sponsorship Insider.
Providence nets Portland Timbers stadium naming rights
Major League Soccer team Portland Timbers has agreed a multi-year community partnership with Providence Health & Services that awards the naming rights for its home stadium to the not-for-profit healthcare provider.
FA Cup and Budweiser to go separate ways
The English Football Association is seeking a new lead partner for its FA Cup knockout competition from the 2014-15 season, with its current deal with Budweiser due to end following the current 2013-14 campaign.
Werder Bremen extends shirt sponsor deal
Poultry producer Wiesenhof has extended its sponsorship of German Bundesliga top-flight football club Werder Bremen.
Barcelona stars launch Big Cola extension
Spanish Liga champion Barcelona has announced a three-year extension to its commercial partnership with soft drinks brand Big Cola.
Continental expands Uefa deal to take in the ‘Week of Football’
German tyre manufacturer Continental has expanded its partnership with Uefa to sponsor international qualification matches played under the jurisdiction of European football’s governing body from 2014 to 2017.
Audi: Carmaker pinpoints cornerstones for global strategy
Carmaker Audi’s far-reaching involvement in winter sports sits as one of four cornerstones in the brand’s wider sponsorship approach, Florian Zitzlsperger, head of sports marketing at Audi, told Sports Sponsorship Insider. The three remaining cornerstones in Audi’s wider strategy are: motorsport, football and golf.
Umbro returns to Premier League with Everton
Manchester-based sportswear brand Umbro has signed a five-year technical partnership with Everton to provide kits for the English Premier League football team.
First Capital Plus Bank scores Ghana Premier League deal
Banking group First Capital Plus Bank has agreed a five-year deal with the Ghana Football Association to become the title sponsor of the country’s top flight football division.
NWSL links up with Army National Guard
The Army National Guard has agreed a deal with the National Women’s Soccer League to become the official armed forces partner of the US women’s top-flight football competition.
Serie A jumps through more hoops
Italy has more laws on its statute books than any other European country but Italians are famous for considering them to be mere suggestions, polite recommendations, even paternalistic forms of advice, rather than binding rules...