Notts County FC has signed Age UK Notts as its official charity partner for the 2020-21 season. The club and Age UK formed a wonderful partnership earlier this year following the launch of our hugely successful Crowdfunder campaign which raised £2,500 for a charity that provides services to older people from all communities and backgrounds. […]
LaLiga India head Jose Antonio Cachaza on in-stadia advertising in Covid-19 era, league’s crackdown on piracy & importance of diversity
Spain’s top league LaLiga was the second major league to restart in the Covid-19 era and saw its international viewership grow by more than 48% on its first matchday of the league’s restart. LaLiga recently joined hands with Mediapro to enhance programming experience on Facebook Watch for the fans in the Indian Sub-Continent. The Playknox […]
Kerala Blasters unveils a tambola gaming app to increase fan engagement
Indian Super League (ISL) side Kerala Blasters have launched a new online platform ‘Moolah’ in partnership with a Hyderabad-based interactive technology innovator, Ducere Technologies Pvt. Ltd. to increase interaction with their fanbase amidst the lockdown. The Kerala Blasters new app will host some real prize money games, urging its fans to come together and interact […]
Liverpool FC names Mauritius as tourism and economic development partner
Liverpool FC has signed a new global partnership with the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority and Economic Development Board Mauritius as the club’s official tourism and economic development partner. The deal forms part of the country’s drive to become a leading global tourist destination and business hub of Africa. The three-year partnership will see Mauritius benefit […]
One of the founding team of Common Goal, Ben Miller: “Clubs are beginning to understand the wellbeing & performance benefits of having better informed & more connected players”
Common Goal is a collective movement committed to unleashing the power of football to generate positive social change across the world. It’s a straightforward mechanism in which the industry, led by the players, pledges a minimum of 1% of earnings into a collective fund which subsequently invests in well-established and highly efficient grassroots projects, which […]
Real Madrid signs Liberbank as its official bank until 2026
Real Madrid C. F. and Liberbank have signed an agreement whereby the financial institution will become the official bank of the club from the beginning of the 2020/2021 season until the end of the 2025/2026 season. The agreement establishes exclusivity in the banking sector for Spain, Liberbank’s business territory. As well as the main objective […]
Sponsorship in Sport: Is the True Cost of Covid-19 Even Money?
Sponsorship deals play a vital role in the world of sport. The financial backing of individual performers and teams from brands is paramount to the long-term survival of sports we know and love. But the coronavirus pandemic has thrown a proverbial spanner in the works for brands who heavily invest in athletes, teams, and events […]
Covid-19 to cost clubs €4bn, says ECA
The European Club Association (ECA) has predicted that football clubs on the continent can expect to lose up to €4bn ($4.5bn) in revenue over the next year due to Covid-19. As per the analysis conducted by ECA on the financial footprint of the pandemic on European clubs, t ECA is predicting that €1.5bn in revenue […]
Ceará names EstadiumBet as the new master sponsor until 2021
Brazilian club Ceará has partnered with EstadiumBet, an online betting platform until December 2021. As part of the partnership, it will stamp its brand on the master space of game, training, travel uniforms, as well as inserts on the backdrop of collective interviews and field signs. President Robinson de Castro said: “Even in a time […]
Real Madrid and Legends announce a distribution agreement for multi-channel licensed products
Real Madrid and Legends have launched a comprehensive multi-channel retail programme. The agreement will include a new official online store, the reopening of three official stores in Madrid and a new flagship store at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. The club’s collaboration with Legends, a premium experience company in merchandising, sales, collaboration, planning, technology and hospitality, […]