Nubank agrees regional sponsorship for Qatar 2022 World Cup
November 19 – South America’s Nubank has become the latest regional sponsor of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the world governing body announced on Thursday.
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Mastercard take shirt sponsorship of Inter women’s team
November – Inter Milan have extended their partnership with Mastercard to now include the shirt sponsorship of the club’s women’s team.
PSG delivers Gorillas as global partner
November 19 – On-demand delivery service Gorillas has become a premium partner of Paris Saint-Germain, being designated as the club’s Grocery Delivery Partner.
SWPL to drive Park’s Motor Group sponsorship for rest of 2021/22 season
November 19 – The Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) has named Park’s Motor Park’s Motor Group as title sponsor for the remainder of the 2021/22 season. No value was given for the sponsorship.
Argentine FA mines deeper into crypto business with Bybit sponsorship
November 17 – Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has become the new global main sponsor of the Argentina’s national teams in a two-year deal.
Premier League’s US TV deal could top $2bn, reports
November 16 – The English Premier League is about to set a new overseas record with the sale of its United States television rights for a staggering figure of nearly $2 billion, according to a Financial Times report.
Premier League stick with Panini for new multi-year term
November 16 – The Premier League has agreed a multi-year extension to its Panini sticker and trading card license agreement that was first granted in 2019.
Man City add 3KEY as new regional partner
November 16 – Manchester City have agreed a new regional partnership with decentralised finance (DeFi) advisory business 3KEY.
Italy become third national federations to sign up for crypto-based fan token launch
November 14 – Italy have become the third national federation, Europe’s second, to jump on the blockchain-based Fan Token ‘cryptocurrency’ with Socios.com.
Report finds commercial strength of Big-5 leagues has been covid-resilient
November 12 – While the pandemic managed to kill-off clubs’ match-day revenue streams, a report by KPMG Football Benchmark reports “cautious optimism” for sponsorship income with two of Europe’s Big5 football leagues even reporting year-on-year growth in league-wide commercial revenues.
LaLiga doubles Mexican TV rights fees with 8-year deal
November 12 – LaLiga has signed off on a new eight-season TV deal with Mexico’s Sky Sports that has reportedly doubled in value to $70 million per year.
Nike go long with record US Soccer deal
November 10 – Nike have agreed a record long term deal with the U.S. Soccer Federation, reported to be a 10-year agreement and one of Nike’s largest commitments to a national federation.
DCMS allows Premier League to roll over £5.7bn UK broadcast rights deal
November 11 – The UK government has said the Premier League will be allowed to renew its current domestic broadcast agreements, without having to undertake a tender process for the rights.
LFP renews Ligue 1 naming rights with Uber Eats in €15m+ deal
November 10 – France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has extended the Ligue 1 naming rights agreement with food delivery service Uber Eats until the end of the 2023/24 season.
AFC reports booming digital fan engagement numbers for 2021
November 10 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continues to report growing digital engagement numbers across all its platforms, a reflection of both the return to play of its competitions, the appetite for Asia’s own championships, and an expansion of the media strategy.