Key Deals
Everton nets lucrative Cazoo shirt sponsorship with women’s and youth rights still to sell
English Premier League club Everton has struck a three-season deal to make online car retailer Cazoo its new shirt sponsor
Interwetten maintains portfolio with Hoffenheim, Wolfsburg renewals
Online bookmaker Interwetten has renewed its deals with two German Bundesliga clubs – TSG Hoffenheim and VfL Wolfsburg – until 2022-23.
Everton doubles yearly fee in Hummel kit supply agreement
Everton’s new kit supply deal, with Danish brand Hummel, will net the club almost double the income of its existing deal with Umbro.
SportBusiness understands the agreement is worth about £9.5m (€10.6m/$11.6m)
Watford net sizeable uplift from Kelme in deal ‘signalling global ambitions’
Watford’s new kit deal with Kelme – a first for the sportswear company in the Premier League – will land the club a larger fee, more freedom over design and a greater presence in China.
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Virgin Australia collapse could cost Australian sport more than A$7m per year
Sponsorship deals worth more than A$7m (€4.1m/$4.4m) ) per year are under threat from the collapse of Virgin Australia into voluntary administration, SportBusiness can reveal.
Aramco pays upwards of $40m per year to join F1 top tier
Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies, will pay between $40m (€36.6m) and $45m per year for global partner rights to Formula 1 over 10 years from 2020 to 2029.
Non-exclusivity the key to shoe and betting category NBA deals
The NBA’s strategy of non-exclusivity in the footwear and betting partner categories yielded both revenue and marketing value for the league before the NBA shutdown this month.
Coca-Cola eyes Coppa Italia title rights after Supercoppa success
Coca-Cola’s modest investment in the title rights to Italy’s 2019 Supercoppa appears to have been so successful that the US beverage company is in advanced negotiations for a deal covering the country’s main domestic cup, the Coppa Italia.
NRL season lines up perfectly for Hisense in Australia
Consumer electronics and home appliances brand Hisense – the key addition to the National Rugby League portolio for 2020 – was attracted by the synchronicity between the NRL season and its own product …
Qantas to continue as Rugby Australia naming partner at significant discount
Australia airline Qantas is set to renew its shirt sponsorship deal with Rugby Australia at a discounted price of about A$3m (€1.8m/$2m) per year for the next two seasons.
RFU signs up Red Bull in sevens-focused sponsorship
English rugby’s governing body, the Rugby Football Union, has added energy drink Red Bull to its sponsorship portfolio.
NongFu Spring first brand to take up LaLiga’s expanded offer in China
LaLiga has made Chinese mineral water brand NongFu Spring its official drinking water partner in China.
SportBusiness understands the contract will run until the end of the 2021-22 LaLiga season
BKT retains French football footprint with Ligue 2 title deal
Indian specialist tyre company BKT will pay the Ligue de Football Professionnel between €2m ($2.2m) and €2.5m