Business of Football

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has announced a four-year, US$4 million partnership with UMBRO which will result in the world famous Reggae Boyz wearing the iconic English sportswear brand. The deal kicks off in 2018 for the Jamaican men’s and women’s teams with a focus of the men’s side to …

German kit maker JAKO have extended the equipment contract with Uzbekistan Professional Football League side FC Bunyodkor for another three years until 2020. JAKO export manager Hans Werkle and club director Ayniddin Giyasov signed the corresponding contract at the JAKO Teamcenter in Germany. The club has been playing in JAKO …

Smartron, India’s first global technology OEM company and premier IoT brand has partnered with Kerala Blasters as main sponsors for the fourth season of the Indian Super League (ISL). As part of this association, Smartron’s official logo will be seen on the team jerseys as well as across the stadium. …

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, has identified the UAE as an important market for the its growth, with their multi-year FIFA sponsorship deal seeing them named official presenting partner for the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the UAE. The fact that the FIFA Club World …

Errea and English League One side Rochdale AFC have announced the renewal of their existing agreement that will see their partnership continue for the forthcoming 2018/19 season. Rochdale AFC Chief Executive Russ Green commented, “After a lengthy evaluation from a number of kit suppliers, we are pleased to sign a …

iSportconnect has announced two additional guest speakers who have been added to the lineup for the Broadcast Masterclass on February 28, 2018. Jonathan Licht, Director of Strategy at Sky Sports, and Aarti Dabas, Head of Media Rights, Broadcast & Digital at the International Cricket Council, will bring significant value to …

Apollo Tyres has caught football fever in India – within the last month it has announced sponsorship deals with two clubs, ISL side Chennaiyin FC and Minerva Punjab FC of the I-League, and now the tyre maker has become an official partner of the Indian Super League (ISL) for the …

Soccerex today announced that the inaugural Soccerex China event will take place at the magnificent Zhuhai International Convention & Exhibition Centre (ICEC) on April 17/18, 2018, with a host of leading European clubs already committed to participate including Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Manchester City, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and …

The names of the 10 school teams to play in the fifth edition of the FC Bayern Youth Cup – India to be played in February 2018 have been announced by adidas India. Modern School, Mira Model School will participate from Delhi; Campion School, St Lawrence from Mumbai; Army Public …