Sorare trades up with Liverpool
September 23 – Football fantasy game and digital player card business Sorare has expanded its deal with Premier League Liverpool, becoming an official global partner.
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Inter Milan keep Acqua S.Bernardo deal bubbling
September 16 – Inter Milan have renewed their official water partnership with Acqua S.Bernardo for a further two seasons.
Socios.com renews Ballon d’Or Awards sponsorship
September 16 – Fan token providers Socios.com have renewed their Official Partner sponsorship of the Ballon d’Or Awards for a second year.
Real Madrid extend global deal with Nivea Men to 2025
September 12 – Real Madrid have added another three seasons to their sponsorship with Nivea Men, taking the partnership through to 2025.
Sweet deal: Cadbury extends sponsorship of Australia’s Matilda’s though to 2026
September 6 – Football Australia have renewed confectionery brand Cadbury as an Official Partner of the national women’s team, the CommBank Matildas, for a further four-years until 2026 – taking them through the home hosting of the women’s World Cup.
Turkish Airlines land Champions League deal as groups kick off on road to Istanbul
September 5 – Turkish Airlines has become a UEFA’s Champions League partner in a one-season deal that will culminate with the final in Istanbul.
Barca renew Scotiabank regional deal for three more seasons
September 1 – FC Barcelona has renewed their regional partnership with Scotiabank with a four-season agreement that will run until end June 2026.
Russia’s 1xBet agrees deal for Africa with France’s LOSC Lille
August 31 – French club Lille has partnered with 1xBet to become the club’s regional partner in Africa in a three-year agreement.
Argentina drives 2022 team sponsorship with GAC-Mitsubishi regional deal
August 31 – The Argentine Football Association (AFA) is trading on it men’s national team being one of the favourites for the 2022 World Cup, adding motor company GAC-Mitsubishi as a regional sponsor for Asia of the national team.
Aston Villa complete Kaiyun deal and unveils new images for stadium revamp
August 29 – Ahead of a re-regulation of UK gambling sponsorship laws, Premier League Aston Villa have announced Asian online gaming brand Kaiyun as Official Principal Partner and Official Sleeve Partner.
Inter agree 3-year deal with China’s Hisense
August 22 – Chinese household appliances and consumer electronics manufacturer Hisense has signed a three-season partnership with Serie A’s Chinese-owned Inter Milan.
Mumbai City sign crypto casino affiliate Stake News as shirt sponsor
August 22 – City Football Group-owned Mumbai FC have circumvented Indian regulations on betting advertising with a new shirt sponsorship with Stake News, an affiliate of crypto casino operator Stake.com that uses the same branding.
Juve renew crypto trading platform as sleeve sponsor
August 19 – Juventus have renewed cryto trading platform Bitget as the club’s sleeve sponsor for a second season.
Liverpool renew Nivea Men in three-season deal
August 19 – Premier League Liverpool and Nivea Men have another three years to their sponsor partnership that began in 2015.
LA Galaxy renew MLS’s longest running shirt sponsorship with 5-year extension
August 18 – LA Galaxy have agreed a “multi-year renewal” of their Herbalife Nutrition shirt sponsorship, the longest running main partner deal in the MLS.