Italian Serie A

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Italian Serie A champions Juventus have named Italian coffee brand Lavazza as the official coffee of the Turin-based club in a wide-ranging agreement

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes has acquired the rights to the Italian Serie A in a one-season deal to cover the forthcoming 2020-21 campaign

Italian football's Inter Milan has extended its contract with automotive brand Volvo. The supply agreement dates back to 2007 and will now extend through the 2020-21 season

Italian Serie A club AC Milan has signed up online gambling platform Yabo Sports as its latest regional sponsor. The long-term deal begins ahead of the 2020-21 season and covers the Asia region

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band is in advanced negotiations with the IMG agency to acquire the rights to the Italian Serie A football league

A joint investment proposal from private equity houses CVC, Advent and FSI, and one led by a separate consortium consisting of Bain Capital and NB Renaissance Partners are reported to be leading the running…

The English Premier League allowed 2,500 supporters to attend a friendly between Brighton and Chelsea in a test of Covid-19 measures - AFP/CNA

Football video game maker Konami Digital Entertainment has signed a long-term, exclusive sponsorship with top-flight Italian football club AS Roma

Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Advent International have come together to offer €1.3bn ($1.53bn/£1.17

Italian Serie A club US Sassuolo has signed a long-term technical sponsorship with the German sports brand Puma. Puma replaces Italian rival Kappa as the club’s kit suppler.

Chemical and plastics multinational Radici Group – the outgoing main shirt sponsor of Serie A oufit Atalanta – will take up a new position on the club’s shirt for domestic competitions in the upcoming seaso…

Trading platform Plus500 has signed as the new main sponsor of Italian Serie A outfit Atalanta, paying a club-record fee for the front-of-shirt rights

Global sports update and results provider LiveScore has renewed an agreement for streaming rights in the UK and Ireland to Italy’s Serie A, and further expanded its football offering with a host of other p…

Italian Serie A club Sampdoria has signed a six-year kit supplier agreement with Italian sports brand  Macron until 2026.

Italian Serie A football club AS Roma is set to receive new American owners after the Friedkin Group agreed a €591m ($700m) deal to acquire the team.