Latin America
Business

Fox Sports en Español agreed a three-year deal with Nissan giving the car manufacturer exclusive title sponsorship for Fox’s Copa Sudamericana across the US, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Business

Santa Monica signed an agreement with various 1st Division teams in Chile and agreed a deal for a controlling share in an Argentine marketing company with rights for the Argentine Football Association and national team.
Business

McDonald’s agreed a deal to continue its sponsorship of the Mexican National Soccer Team for the next three years, from 2007-09.
Events

Singapore’s Football Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Clube dos 13 which comprises the top football clubs in Brazil which could see Brazilian teams play in Singapore for exhibition matches.
Events

The Organising Committee for the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007 (CO-RIO) appointed the Sportfive agency as its exclusive agent for the worldwide distribution of the media rights for this year’s Pan American Games.
Media

The International Association of Athletics Federations agreed a series of TV deals covering virtually all the key territories in Latin America.
Media

Latin American sports agency, Traffic Sports Marketing, agreed a deal for the exclusive worldwide broadcast and sponsorship rights for Brazil’s nine home matches on the road to South Africa 2010.
Events

Brazil will not be the only South American country bidding to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup – after Colombia revealed it will officially lodge its bid with soccer’s governing body this week.
Events

FIFA will award the 2014 soccer World Cup to another continent if Brazil’s bid to bring the tournament to South America is not up to scratch.
Events

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has officially lodged its bid to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup with soccer’s world governing body – in what could be the sole runner in the race to win the right to stage the tournament.
Events

Already hot favourites to host the event, Brazil’s soccer federation will today official launch its bid to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Media

TV Globo has guaranteed Brazilian broadcast rights for the next two FIFA World Cups.
Business

Clothes manufacturer Adidas agreed an eight-year deal with the Paraguayan Football Association.
Business

FIBA Americas has given Venezuela until Monday to come up with a suitable financial package to beat Las Vegas or San Juan in order to host the Beijing 2008 Olympic qualifying tournament next August.
Business

adidas and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) agreed an eight-year sponsorship deal until 2014.
Events

The Football Association of Wales is set to receive a windfall of around £100,000 from gate receipts and the sale of broadcasting rights for its match against Brazil this week.
Events

Tokyo has been selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee to battle it out as the nation’s bid city for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Media

Soccer channel GolTV has confirmed a new exclusive multi-year agreement to broadcast Spain’s La Liga in the US and Canada.