Latin America

Ernst & Young has been recruited as the first official supporter for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

UEFA has extended its relationship with Globo by awarding the company a package of free-to-air media rights in Brazil for the 2012-15 Champions League cycle.

Soccerex has announced that Danny Jordaan will lead a World Cup Host Workshop at November’s Global Convention in Rio de Janeiro.

Soccerex has announced that FIFA’s director of marketing, Thierry Weil, will speak at November’s Soccerex Global Convention in Rio de Janeiro.

Deals for the UEFA Champions League and the Europa League in Brazil are expected to be finalised this week with big increases in rights fees expected due to intense competition in the market.

Visa has extended its relationship with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), which encompasses a variety of properties throughout North and Latin American football.

DB Schenker has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to Soccerex by signing up as its official logistics services partner for the fourth time in six years.

Vero Communications and its new Brazil-based company, MLA True Communications, have linked up with Approach, one of the South American country’s largest public relations agencies.

Gillette will back the Brazilian national team on the road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup after acquiring the naming rights to the Brazil World Tour.

AECOM has been unveiled as the winning firm in the international competition for the design of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Park master plan.

UEFA has announced the award of the 2012-15 UEFA Champions League and Europa League free-to-air media rights in Latin America to four companies throughout the region.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has maintained that the country will be ready for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by insisting that stadia construction will be completed on time.

Cape Town in South Africa will be up against the Hungarian city of Budapest and Wroclaw in Poland for the right to stage the 2017 World Games, it was announced on Wednesday.

Pan regional pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America has acquired exclusive live rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in a two-year deal.

Soccerex has announced Match Services AG will be its official travel and accommodation partner for the Soccerex Global Convention taking place later this year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Argentina and Uruguay’s proposal to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup has received heavyweight political backing from the Presidents of the two countries.