Crypto.com, the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency platform, announced alignment with Angel City Football Club (ACFC) as a founding partner and the team’s official cryptocurrency and NFT partner. Deepening their relationship with Los Angeles and LA sports fans, the partnership is the first direct sponsorship of a professional women’s sports team by a major cryptocurrency platform. […]
Professional Triathletes Organisation adds Meta’s Peter Hutton to its Board of Directors
The Professional Triathletes Organisation has appointed Peter Hutton, Director of Sports Partnerships at Meta, to its Board of Directors. In Hutton’s Silicon Valley based role at Meta, he is in charge of the company’s sports strategy and partnerships worldwide, helping rights holders, broadcasters, agencies, athletes and producers leverage and make the most from Meta’s […]
FIFA signs Visa as the first global women’s football partner
FIFA has announced Visa as the first Global FIFA Women’s Football Partner to come on board under the newly launched commercial partnership structure, which comes into effect in 2023. The new opportunities afforded under the revamped structure highlight the commitment of both parties to making football truly global and supporting the growth and development […]
Birmingham 2022 adds new MTD, SLX as new sponsors
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games continues to grow its list of industry leading sponsors, who are already working hard to supply equipment, services, and systems to a safe and successful Games. Two new providers and a new supplier join Birmingham 2022 at a critical time, less than eight months away from the start of […]
UEFA to inspire, activate and accelerate collective action to respect human rights with new strategy
UEFA has announced the launch of its innovative Football Sustainability Strategy 2030 – ‘Strength through Unity’, a long-term commitment by UEFA. Through its new strategy, which will run until 2030, UEFA wants to inspire, activate and accelerate collective action to respect human rights and the environment within the context of European football. However, UEFA […]
NFL grants 18 teams access to 26 International Home Marketing Arena to build their global brands
NFL has announced that 18 teams have been granted access to 26 International Home Marketing Areas (IHMA) across eight different countries. This ground-breaking, new initiative grants clubs access to international territories for marketing, fan engagement and commercialization as part of an important, long-term, strategic effort to enable clubs to build their global brands while […]
Barclays doubles investment in women’s and girls’ football across the FA Women’s Super League
Barclays, the FA and the Premier League have announced new three-year deals to extend the bank’s sponsorships of the football organisations’ elite competitions from the start of the 2022-23 season until the end of the 2024-25 season. The renewals come as Barclays and the Premier League celebrate 20 years since the bank first partnered […]
Simon Dent, founder of HERO: “I want to take the learnings from Dark Horses to athlete management”
The Playknox recently spoke with Simon Dent, co-founder of Dark Horses to know more about the launch of his new Sports Management agency called HERO. Excerpts: Tell us about your journey in sports Simon? I have always been a passionate sports fan but I studied at a law university. I got a […]
Canal Plus acquires UFC rights in Africa and Asia
The CANAL+ Group sealed its first partnership with UFC via a multi-territory deal covering more than 25 countries in Africa and Asia. CANAL+ signed a multi-year agreement with one of the world’s most popular sport properties, UFC, the premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. For the first time, UFC’s coverage will be available in […]
FIFA unveils new commercial partnership structure
FIFA is introducing a new commercial partnership structure that will provide companies around the world with more tailored opportunities to partner with the sport of football, leverage the FIFA brand and support its competitions. Three distinct partnership verticals are being launched this week with a range of packages available across Women’s football, Men’s Football […]