Aston Villa go local with Homserve partnership
July 28 – Aston Villa has announced locally-based businesss Homeserve as a new club partner.
Sponsorship
Fulham bank W88 shirt sponsor cash ahead of Premier League vote on betting sponsorships
July 26 – Fulham have squeezed in a one-year shirt sponsorship deal with online betting firm W88. The agreement comes ahead of an expected pact within the Premier League clubs to phase out betting company shirt front advertising in a bid to win favour with UK regulators ahead of the review of gambling laws.
Sea-gull times its landing on Grasshopper Zurich shirt with global push
July 26 – In the Swiss equivalent of taking coal to Newcastle, Chinese watch brand Sea-gull has taken the shirt sponsorship of Swiss top tier Grasshopper Club Zurich.
Real Madrid signs 3-year global sponsorship with Cantabria Labs
July 22 – Real Madrid have agreed a three-year partnership with skincare brand Cantabria Labs that covers the club’s men’s and women’s teams.
FC Dallas in hunt for new shirt sponsor as post-covid rethink forces MTX out 5 years early
July 21 – MLS side FC Dallas, who play in Frisco, are looking for a new shirt sponsor following the cancellation of a seven-year deal with MTX, a local technology transformation company.
No more magic Wanda as Civitas takes over Metropolitano naming rights
July 20 – Atletico Madrid have sold the naming rights to its Metropolitano stadium to Civitas in a 10-year deal.
Premier League looks at 3-year phase-out of shirt front betting ads, but keeping sleeve deals
July 20 – Premier League clubs look to be edging closer to agreement of voluntary restrictions on betting shirt sponsorship that they hope will satisfy UK regulators and prevent legislation banning betting and gaming sponsorship completely.
OPPO dials in for last two years of UEFA Champions League rights cycle
July 18 – UEFA has agreed a two-year global sponsorship with Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO, beginning with the start of the new season and ending with the 2024-24 rights cycle.
Everton’s crypto crash. Fans petition against Stake.com shirt sponsorship
July 15 – Over 20,000 Everton fans have signed a petition calling on the club to drop its crypto casino betting sponsor.
Leeds sign global etailer Wish as sleeve sponsor in one-season deal
July 15 – Leeds United have announced mobile e-commerce platform, Wish, as the club’s sleeve sponsor in a one year deal.
Liverpool to bank estimated £50m a year with extended Standard Chartered deal
July 14 – Liverpool have extended their Standard Chartered Bank shirt sponsorship deal by four years.
Schalke 04 refuel with 3-year MeinAuto.de shirt deal after Gazprom removal
July 14 – FC Schalke 04 have found a long term replacement for Gazprom as the club’s shirt sponsor, with online new car sales platform MeinAuto.de taking the position from the start of the new season.
Bella Arena and EPOS sponsor month-long FIFA esports finals
July 13 – FIFA has unveiled two national sponsors for the finals of its three FIFAe events in Copenhagen, Denmark, that start this Friday (July 14) with FIFAe World Cup 2022, and run through to July 30.
Banco Santander to drop LaLiga naming rights, new sponsor to be announced
July 12 – Banco Santander will end its title sponsorship of Spain’s LaLiga at the end of the 2022/23 season, with the two parties saying that they will instead “explore new ways of collaboration”.
Botafogo agree Blaze.bet shirt deal but kit mix-up delays start
July 11 – Brazilian club Botafogo has partnered with Blaze.bet, but the new shirt sponsor will have to wait a little longer for its exposure after a mix-up with shirts on Sunday in the match against Cuiaba.