English Premier League
Saudi consortium backs out of Newcastle deal blaming drawn out approval process
The Saudi Arabia-backed consortium behind a bid for Premier League club Newcastle United has pulled out of the deal
Phil Carling | The Rise of Liverpool – From Super Club to Super Brand
Phil Carling, head of football at the Octagon agency, explains why the brand positioning of Premier League winners Liverpool as a club where ‘This Means More’ is key to unlocking its commercial potential
Round-Up: EPL start date, no resolution in Thai football dispute, India targets Olympics top 10, and more
The 2020-21 English Premier League season will kick off on September 12 and run until May 23 - Sky Sports
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Leicester City agrees front-of-shirt deal with Tourism Authority of Thailand
English Premier League club Leicester City will feature a new logo on its home shirt for the 2020-21 season after an agreement between the club, its main sponsor and owner King Power, and the Tourism Authority…
CCTV’s Premier League broadcasts ‘demoted’ amid diplomatic tension
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has switched its coverage of English Premier League football matches to its less popular CCTV5 Plus sports channel in a move analysts are linking to diplomatic tensions between…
Leeds finalise five-year Adidas deal ahead of Premier League return
English football's Leeds United has followed up its recent promotion to the Premier League with the announcement of its signature of a long-term kit supply deal with global sportswear brand Adidas
Sheffield United shirt sponsor USG enters administration
English Premier League team Sheffield United's Australia-based shirt sponsor Union Standard International Group (USG) has gone into administration during an investigation into its business by the Australian…
Newcastle United extends shirt deal with Fun88
Premier League club Newcastle United has extended its main shirt sponsorship with Asian-facing betting operator Fun88.
The new deal is described by the club as a “long-term commercial agreement”.
Spectators could return to sports events in England in October
Spectators could be allowed back into sporting events in England on 1 October provided a series of test events pass by successfully in the coming weeks
Matthew Glendinning | Reports of FFP’s demise after City ruling are exaggerated
Matthew Glendinning, editor of SportBusiness Sponsorship, believes Uefa’s Financial Fair Play rules will survive even after the Court of Arbitration for sport overturned the governing body's competition ban on Manchester City.
Capstone Games joins Manchester City as regional sponsor
Chinese mobile game developer Capstone Games has become a regional sponsor of Premier League club Manchester City in a multi-year deal
Masters: No government pressure for Premier League to approve Newcastle’s Saudi takeover
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has said that the UK government has not put the Premier League under pressure to approve the proposed £300m (€330m/$371.2m
Aston Villa joins Everton in signing Cazoo as shirt sponsor
Aston Villa has signed a multi-year deal with online car retailer to become the club’s new shirt sponsor and ‘principal partner’.
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West Ham extends kit supply agreement with Umbro
English Premier League club West Ham United has extended its contract with kit supplier Umbro
Premier League wraps delivered in double-quick time for restart
The lower-tier stadium wraps that have featured in every Premier League match since the restart were conceived and delivered in weeks, SportBusiness can reveal
ESA survey signals ‘cautious optimism’ in sponsorship sector as sport returns
A survey by the European Sponsorship Association (ESA) has revealed a mood of ‘cautious optimism’ among stakeholders in sponsorship as sport and entertainment returns from the hiatus forced by the Cov…
Anthony Goddard | Premier League returns with record audiences
Anthony Goddard, head of media research, Publicis Sport & Entertainment, delves into the numbers to see how the UK’s football public returned to their seats for Premier League action after the Covid-19 enforced hiatus.
Manchester City extends Intel deal to deliver app and social media highlights
Manchester City have signed a ‘multi-year’ extension to their sponsorship deal with Intel, allowing the club to continue to benefit from multi-angle camera replays and player-eye view technology at the…