Business of Football

Eight European senior and Under-21 national teams are performing in brand new home and away kits, thanks to UEFA’s Kit Assistance Scheme – and each kit, with special national traits, has been launched to positive reactions. A country’s national football team shirt is a source of immense pride – not …

The World Football Summit Asia (WFSA) is coming to Malaysia and Asia for the first time and will do so in April 2019 after its successful events in Spain over the last three years. With the theme ‘Where The Asian Football Industry Meets’ – WFSA aims to become the most …

The UMBRO family has been expanding, with news of three new partnerships from around the world arriving in the past few days… First of all, in Malaysia UMBRO are delighted to have partnered with Perak FC, one of the country’s biggest teams and recent winners of the Malaysian Super Cup. …

Nike and FC Barcelona have partnered since 1998, a 20-year period that has been a golden era of success for the club — 10 Spanish LaLiga titles, four continental crowns and a host of other silverware. To mark the relationship’s 20th anniversary, Nike is releasing a commemorative jersey featuring a …

There are now less than two weeks to go until iSportconnect’s 2018 Dubai Summit, which is an invitation-only event taking place on Monday, November 26 at the Raffles Dubai. The agenda for the summit has been finalisedwith several high-profile speakers due to speak at the conference, including: Willem Dinger, Global …

With the popularity of football in Japan and especially in Hokkaido, Hard Rock Japan is teaming up with the Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo football club to be an official top sponsor. “This is the first time for Hard Rock International to be a top sponsor of a League One professional sports …

FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) have added Proman to their line-up of National Supporters for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. Proman, a key player in the temporary labour market, is now the Official Recruiter in France for the eighth edition of this FIFA tournament, taking …

Nike and the Premier League have announced a six-year extension to their existing partnership, until at least 2025. The extension of the deal, which began back in 2000, cements one of Nike’s longest partnerships in football, ensuring continued innovation on and off the pitch. The past 18 years have seen …

Former US Soccer Federation president, Alan Rothenberg, will receive the 2018 Duncan Revie Award as part of the opening ceremony at Soccerex USA, November 15/16 at Marlins Park, Miami. The award will be presented to Rothenberg by John Kristick, Executive Director of the successful United 2026 bid, in recognition of …

Chelsea FC legend Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast is set to visit India on November 23 as part of a fan event for Japanese tyre manufacturer Yokohama, who are the sponsors of Chelsea FC. Chelsea FC fans can see legendary Didier Drogba as part of a fan event at the …