TikTok builds football portfolio with Portland Timbers and Thorns
February 25 – Short-form video-sharing app TikTok has agreed a multi-year partnership with MLS team Portland Timbers and the club’s NWSL side Portland Thorns FC.
Sponsorship
Messi, Pogba, van de Sanden and Sancho fizz for Pepsi activation
February 24 – Pepsi MAX is using its Champions League sponsorship to activate its new football ad campaign ‘Music Keeps Us Fizzing’.
Real Madrid close in on securing €150m Qiddiya sponsorship
February 23 – Real Madrid have reportedly held “advanced talks’” with Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Qiddiya over a potential lucrative ten-year €150 million sponsorship deal.
UEFA lands Qatar Airways as airline sponsor of Euro 2020
February 22 – UEFA has announced that Qatar Airways as the official airline of this summer’s Euro 2020 tournament.
Beko sticks with Barca sponsorship but drops sleeve position
February 17 – Barcelona and Beko have extended their partnership by a year, but the parties have dropped the sleeve sponsorship rights in a re-worked sponsorship agreement.
AYX onboard with Roma to bring Asian focus as regional betting partner
February 10 – The market for betting sponsorship of Italian clubs may be drying up domestically as gambling authorities move in with new rules, but the appetite for promotion in international markets is still there.
Burnley face Everton fate with potential loss of high rolling betting shirt sponsor
February 2 – Burnley are the latest Premier League club to face problems with a betting partner. Shirt sponsor LoveBet have reportedly hit financial difficulty mirroring issues SportPesa ran into, forcing it to pull out of Everton’s sponsorship before the start of the season.
Midea expands Man City deal as well as onboarding with CFG in New York and Mumbai
January 29 – Manchester City, who returned to top of the Premier League this week, are firing on all cylinders off the pitch as well with another sponsorship announcement indicating the leverage the club’s owner City Football Group brings in terms of opening up sponsorship budgets to its club assets.
Ziggo rolls over Ajax shirt sponsorship deal
January 12 – Dutch cable operator Ziggo has added another year to its shirt sponsorship of Ajax with an option to extend until 2025.
Cinch looks for traffic as it parks logo on Spurs’ sleeve
January 8 – Tottenham Hotspur have unveiled a multi-year deal for their first sleeve sponsorship. Online car retail platform cinch will become the club’s Official Sleeve Partner, starting with this weekend’s matches.
Juve gear up for new €45m per season shirt deal with Jeep
January 4 – Jeep has renewed its shirt sponsorship with Italian giants Juventus in a €45 million-per-season, three-year deal running through to the end of the 2023-24 campaign.
Rodriguez and Mina score for Everton in Colombian market with Rushbet deal
December 21 – Premier League Everton have traded on their Colombian links of James Rodriguez and Yerry Mina with the club’s first sponsorship from the country.
New Balance build Japanese presence with FC Tokyo deal
December 3 – Sportswear and boot brand New Balance has expanded its partnerships in Japan with the addition of J-League club FC Tokyo in a multi-year sponsorship.
Fulham land ClearScore sleeve deal to end of season
December 3 – Premier League returnees Fulham have agreed a one season deal credit scoring specialist ClearScore as an Official Principal Partner and Sleeve Sponsor.
Leeds United app-y with new 2-year Hisense partnership
November 30 – Premier League Leeds United have struck a two-year agreement with consumer electronics brand Hisense who will become an Official Partner of the club.