Football
Canada Soccer board members hit with $30m legal challenge to CSB rights award
Current and former members of the Canada Soccer board have been hit with a C$40m ($29.6m/€27.4m) lawsuit over approving the 2018 award of a long-term media and sponsorship rights contract to Canada Soccer Business.
EXCLUSIVE: Castrol won’t extend Premier League deal
Castrol has served notice that it won’t extend its sponsorship of the Premier League when it expires at the end of the current season.
Borussia Dortmund eyes US expansion with Prime sponsorship
Borussia Dortmund (BVB) has become the latest European football club to add sports energy drink Prime to its sponsorship portfolio.
TGI Sport lands RFEF virtual advertising contract
TGI Sport, the virtual advertising technology, media and marketing company part owned by Bruin Capital, is to provide an ‘end-to-end’ virtual advertising solution for the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
Škoda focusing on women and family audiences with Chelsea deal
Škoda is using its sponsorship deal with Women’s Super League (WSL) side Chelsea Women to develop brand awareness and consideration, as well as target female consumers and family audiences.
Molten replaces Nike as Concacaf ball supplier in seven-year deal
Concacaf has agreed a seven-year confederation-wide ball supply sponsorship deal with Japan-based sports equipment brand Molten
Inter Miami nets stadium sponsor Chase for temporary home
JPMorgan Chase, the US multinational investment bank and financial services company, has struck a short-term naming rights deal for the home stadium of Major League Soccer's Inter Miami CF.
Struggling Schalke taps Sportfive to build commercial portfolio
Sportfive has been handed a remit to help sell sponsorship and hospitality packages for FC Schalke 04, the cash-strapped 2. Bundesliga club
BitPanda makes comeback with Bayern Munich deal
BitPanda is seeking to set itself apart in the crypto sector through its new second-tier sponsorship of German football giant Bayern Munich, by some distance the largest club-level cryptocurrency deal to date in the German Bundesliga.
Aramco agrees expansive Concacaf deal
Saudi-owned oil entity Aramco has announced an expansive sponsorship deal with Concacaf, the governing body for football in North and Central America and the Caribbean.
RSL, Utah Royals land Intermountain Health in seven-year shirt deal
Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League have agreed a deal with local-based Intermountain Health and its insurance arm Select Health for primary…
PinDrop agency handed Newcastle United remit
PinDrop, the sports marketing agency founded by former Arsenal commercial executives Sean Thornley and Menino Pereira, is to help enhance the sponsorship research capabilities of Premier League side Newcastle United.
Google Pixel advances football strategy with NWSL deal
The National Women's Soccer League has announced a multi-year sponsorship that makes the Google Pixel smartphone the league's official mobile phone partner and playoffs and championship presenting sponsor
Europe’s top-four leagues to generate €575m in commercial income this season
SportBusiness Sponsorship's 2024 European Leagues Data Snapshot examines the sponsorship portfolios of Europe's top four professional football leagues.
PepsiCo looks to cement market dominance with Saudi Pro League deal
PepsiCo has sought to cement its presence in Saudi Arabian football by announcing a deal to become a ‘Gold Partner’ of the Saudi Pro League.
Just Eat retains Uefa men’s club competitions sponsorship
Just Eat has extended its sponsorship of Uefa men's club competitions in a three-year deal following a request for proposals process.
Women’s Euro 2022 generated commercial income hike but remains loss-making
Uefa has reported a massive hike in commercial revenue for the 2022 Women’s Euro, despite continuing overall losses for the tournament after distributions are taken into account.
Nike on notice as FFF ‘to launch’ kit supplier tender
The French Football Federation (FFF) is set to launch a new kit and apparel supplier tender, two years ahead of current sponsor Nike's deal ending.