January 25 – Inter Miami have launched their partnership with cruise line Royal Caribbean International becoming the club’s main sponsor in a multi-year deal starting with the 2024 season.
January 24 – Serbia’s Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda) said they are about to renew their sponsorship with Telekom Srbija, despite the contract having expired last summer.
Telekom Srbija has been the club’s main sponsor and its branding is still seen around the club. Red Star’s general secretary Zvezdan Terzic (pictured) said that while the current sponsorship is not paid for, that will change.
Currently Red Star’s main sponsor is Russian oil company Gazprom.
January 23 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) and state-owned telecommunications giant Türk Telekom have renewed their long-term cooperation, with Türk Telekom becoming the technological sponsor of the Trendyol Super Lig.
January 22 – Skoda have announced a partnership with Chelsea FC Women which will see the auto brand become Official Car Partner of the six-time Barclays WSL champions.
January 19 – Germany’s DFL and EA Sports have extended their partnership until 2027, seeing EA Sports retain exclusive license rights for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in future EA Sports FC titles.
January 19 – The Football Federation of North Macedonia has renewed its kit with German sportswear supplier Jako for another year.
January 19 – UAE-based online trading provider CFI Financial Group has agreed a global partnership with AC Milan, becoming the Italian Official Online Trading Partner.
January 1 – Brands are continuing to make ESG (environmental, social, and governance) as the most important criteria in their sponsorship decisions, according to a new report.
January 17 – FC Bayern Munich have agreed a multi-year partnership with Bitpanda which will see the financial technology company become the record German champions’ new Platinum Partner and official crypto trading partner for the first time.
January 15 – SuperSportbet, the South African online bookmaker just launched by South African sports broadcaster SuperSport, has has agreed a sponsorship with two South African Premier Division (DStv Premiership) clubs – Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.
January 16 – Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv has signed a sponsorship with Right Pack, one of the leading packaging manufacturers in Bulgaria, though what the sponsorship entails is unclear.
January 11 – The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) has agreed a naming rights deal with online gambling company Betsson for the Hellenic Cup.
January 9 – Brazilian giants Corinthians have signed a record R$370m (£59.8 million) shirt sponsorship deal with VaideBet.
January 5 – Betting operator Pixbet has expanded its partnership with leading Brazilian club Flamengo with a new two-year shirt sponsor deal.
January 5 – Premier league Chelsea have agreed a sleeve sponsorship with cryptocurrency firm BingX.