Serie A keeps Frecciarossa on track with Coppa Italia naming rights
July 8 – Italian train operator Trenitalia has renewed its title sponsorship of Serie A’s Coppa Italia for a further two season.
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Man Utd agree sleeve deal with DXT and a digital transformation path
July 7 – Manchester United have signed IT and consulting services provider DXC as the club’s sleeve sponsor. DXC will also manage the club’s digital presence.
Vietnamese FA builds on success with 3-year SABECO beer sponsorship
July 7 – Vietnam has agreed a three-year sponsorship of its national teams with the country’s largest brewer Sai Gon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage JSC (SABECO).
PepsiCo launches bursaries to build female English coaching talent
July 7 – PepsiCo has joined with Women in Football, to sponsor 45 aspiring female coaches on the English FA’s ‘Introduction to Coaching’ course, with the aim of opening the door for talented women to build careers in football.
Premier League asks clubs to voluntarily phase out betting sponsors on shirts
July 7 – In a bid to wean its clubs off betting sponsors as the club’s main partners, the Premier League has asked clubs to voluntarily support phasing out shirt sponsorship over a three-year period.
Man City agrees Asian sponsosrship with 8XBet
July 5 – Manchester City has teamed up with gambling platform 8XBet as a regional sponsor in Asia.
Backing the bookies, Antwerp sign betFIRST as main sponsor
July 3 – In a controversial move, Antwerp have signed up BetFIRST as their new, headline sponsor despite the Belgian authorities’ intention to outlaw betting ads by 2025.
Konami picks up video game license and naming rights in multi-part Inter deal
July 4 – Inter Milan has agreed a deal with video gamemaker Konami that will see it become the club’s Global Football Videogame Partner, as well as being designated Youth Development Centre Partner and Training Kit Back Partner.
Spreadex bet on a Sunderland push for the Premier League with 3-year deal
June 30 – Sunderland, better known these days for the club’s Netflix documentary than its football performances, has named betting firm Spreadex as its main shirt sponsor in a three-season deal ending in the summer of 2025.
Qatar Airways makes a big landing on PSG shirt
June 29 – In a move that will only further fuel criticism of PSG’s reliance on Qatar-ownership related sponsorship deals, Qatar Airways has been confirmed as the club’s new shirt sponsor in a multi-year deal.
Puma laces long term AC Milan deal, adding naming rights to youth training complex
June 29 – Serie A champions AC Milan have agreed a long term extension with kit supplier Puma in what is being described as one of the biggest partnerships the club has ever signed.
High Noon for Toon with first Saudi-linked sponsorship?
June 29 – Newcastle United have confirmed Saudi Arabian-based online retailer noon.com as the club’s sleeve partner in a one-season 2022/23 deal.
Bournemouth cash-in on return to Premier League with Dafabet shirt deal
June 28 – Bournemouth, back in the Premier League after two seasons in the Championship, have unveiled online bookmaker Dafabet as the club’s principal partner and front-of-shirt sponsor.
Builders boost sponsorships as Crypto booms and betting partners decline
June 27 – A sponsorship report looking at partnerships across the Big 5 European leagues has tracked more than 7,000 brands and 9,000 deals over the 2021-22 season with construction sector being the most active sponsorship category for the third consecutive season.
LaLiga agrees 5-year global deal with Mahou San Miguel
June 24 – Spanish brewer Mahou San Miguel has agreed a five-season global sponsorship with LaLiga, expanding a relationship with the league that will now span 10 years.