English Premier League
Arnold: Manchester United ‘bullish’ about unexplored sponsorship categories
Manchester United’s ability to define new sponsorship categories has left the club feeling “bullish” about the prospects for its sponsorship business, according to group managing director Richard Arnol…
Manchester United revenues down nearly 20 per cent given Champions League absence
Manchester United’s revenues fell by 19.3 per cent in the final three months to December 2019, primarily due to the club’s failure to qualify for the Uefa Champions League.
Mondelēz signs multi-year Manchester United sponsorship
Premier League club Manchester United has signed a multi-year global sponsorship with major food group Mondelēz International.
Premier League seeks head of EMEA media-rights sales to bolster in-house team
The English Premier League has begun a search to recruit a head of media-rights sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Everton to cut short SportPesa deal at end of 2019-20 season
Premier League club Everton will terminate its main shirt sponsor contract with Kenyan gambling brand SportPesa at the end of the 2019-20 season.
The five-year deal, which was worth €10.8m ($11.6
Liverpool planning to break ground on Anfield redevelopment this year
Liverpool Football Club has announced that it is planning to begin the next phase of the expansion of its Anfield Stadium later this year, with completion scheduled for the start of the 2021-22 Premier…
Bush: Premier League retains preference for rights deals over direct-to-consumer
The Premier League will continue to prefer broadcast-rights deals despite its moves to raise its capacity to adopt a direct-to-consumer model in the next cycle, the league’s executive director, Bill B…
Premier League pressing ahead with OTT plans, Masters says
The English Premier League is developing its plans for an OTT service and is moving towards a "a mix of direct-to-consumer and [traditional] media rights sales", chief executive Richard Masters has said
Nent secures landmark six-year Premier League deal across Nordics
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive English Premier League rights in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in a landmark deal from 2022-23 to 2027-28
New Premier League CEO Masters opposes potential ban on betting shirt sponsors
Newly-installed Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has weighed in favour of continued betting company shirt sponsorship of the league's member clubs
Wolves turns to Ipsos’ retail monitoring to understand the customer journey
Why Premier League side Wolves has engaged Ipsos Retail Performance's footfall-counting technology in its club megastore.
Chelsea struck £40m-per-season Three deal in-house
Chelsea Football Club sourced its new main shirt sponsorship deal with the UK-telco Three from its in-house team, SportBusiness has learnt
Minamino signing helps Liverpool on long road to catch United in Asia
Signing Japanese international Takumi Minamino will be a boon for Liverpool's commercial activity in Asia, but the club's strategy to become number one in the region goes beyond a single signing. John Duerden reports.
Newcastle supplements sponsor roster with Totum Sport deal
English Premier League football club Newcastle United has signed supplements brand Totum Sport as its latest associate partner
Newcastle United ‘close to’ Saudi takeover
Saudi Arabia is reportedly close to extending its presence in the global sports market with a £340m (€403.9m/$444.9m
Yokohama quits lead role at Chelsea, replaced by telco Three
Premier League Chelsea’s shirt sponsor, Yokohama Tyres, will step down from the lead sponsorship role next season – with the telecommunications brand Three announced as the new shirt partner.
Leeds United ‘to replace Kappa with adidas’ in new kit deal
English Championship club Leeds United has agreed to make sportswear giants adidas its new kit supplier
Manchester United scrap Middle East training camp due to security fears
Manchester United have cancelled plans to travel to the Middle East in February due to security concerns and political tensions in the region