Football

Uefa hopes to make around 25 per cent more sponsorship revenue from its Champions League deals in the next cycle, 2015-16 to 2017-18, and also aims to increase Europa League sponsorship income, thanks to several new features in its sales strategy.

The Qatar Football Association has signed a four-year partnership with the national subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch multinational oil and gas company Shell.

Online betting company Sky Bet focuses its sponsorship budget on football and horse racing, which comprises around 83 per cent of the company's revenue.

Banking group Itau has extended its sponsorship of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) by a further eight years.

Spanish Liga football club Barcelona has agreed a two-year extension of its partnership with the United Nations children’s fund, Unicef.

Telecommunications company Saudi Telecom has struck a five-year extension to its sponsorship agreement with English Premier League football club Manchester United.

Betting group Fortuna has agreed to become the main sponsor of Polish Ekstraklasa football team Legia Warsaw under a three-year deal effective from January 1, 2014.

French supermarket chain Carrefour has agreed a four-year sponsorship deal with the Belgian Football Association (KBVB).

Spanish Liga football club Real Madrid has signed a five-year extension to its sponsorship deal, from 2013-14 to 2017-18, with Saudi Telecom.

Ghanaian-owned private bank uniBank has signed a three-year deal to sponsor the country’s national football team.

Spanish Liga football club Real Madrid has agreed a new partnership with Italian fashion house Versace for the 2013-14 season.

French Ligue 1 football club FC Nantes has agreed a new sponsorship deal with Spanish low-cost airline Volotea.

US software giant Microsoft has confirmed that it has held discussions with Spanish Liga football club Real Madrid over a potential naming rights deal for its Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

Multi-national fast-food chain McDonald’s has sealed a two-year extension to its partnership with French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain.

Swiss Super League football club Young Boys Bern has announced Japanese automotive manufacturer Honda as its main sponsor until the end of the 2016-17 season

English Premier League football club Manchester United has signed a three-year regional partnership in South East Asia with consumer goods giant Unilever.

German Bundesliga football club Werder Bremen has signed a two-year extension to its partnership with Volkswagen.

Adidas has extended its deal with the Scottish Football Association to remain the governing body’s official kit supplier until 2018.