Archive for the 'Sponsorships' Category

May 9th, 2013

Arsenal + PUMA Strike A Deal

  It looks like Arsenal will be leaving their longtime kit supplier, Nike, and completing the richest kit sponsorship in England with PUMA. The deal which has not been officially announced yet (although there are a lot of reports out there about it) looks like it will bring Arsenal in excess of £30m-a-year. The deal will be for five years ...
March 20th, 2013

el Jimador Releases Limted Edition Soccer Bottles

We're always on here talking about supporting those that support soccer. Whether that is a local retailer, the pub down the street, or in the case of el Jimador - a serious brand that has made a serious commitment to the sport in the US. el Jimador has gotten behind the sport significantly by putting real dollars into the sport. That's a huge ...
March 7th, 2013

Chicago Fire x Quaker Oats Partnership – One Year Later

The Chicago Fire clearly have a great relationship with their shirt sponsor, Quaker Oats. From the jersey unveiling to the Life cereal promo, we have seen the Fire and Quaker Oats work together in some fun and creative ways. We don't often times see clubs and their sponsors being as creative and having as much fun as we see here. And they continue that ...
March 5th, 2013

Home Depot Center Changing To Stub Hub Center

The Home Depot Center has become a hub (pardon that pun - you will see why) for soccer in the US. It's the only stadium that hosts two professional teams. It holds countless camps for US Soccer teams of all ages. It is a staple in our community. What happens when a pillar in the community takes on a partner that may not be in the best interest of ...
January 28th, 2013

Manchester United First Sports Team Valued at $3 Billion

Let the title of this post sink in for a minute. A sports team that is valued at $3 billion is just crazy. What is also crazy to think about is that the second most highly valued team in the world, the Dallas Cowboys, come in with a $2.1 billion value. That is a massive gap between the top two. According to Forbes: "The recent increase in its stock ...
October 26th, 2012

Manchester United Buying Themselves Out of Sponsorship

Manchester United has decided to buy themselves out of their training kit sponsor with logistics firm DHL. It was only a little more than a year ago that United signed what they said was the first EPL team to sell naming rights to their training kits separate from their other sponsorships. But now, as they have secured some major sponsors, such as the ...
August 28th, 2012

Nike To Become England National Team Kit Supplier?

According to The Daily Mail, Nike is getting set to take over from Umbro as the official supplier of the England National Team. This would come on the heels of Nike taking over Manchester City responsibilities asn well as putting Umbro up for sale. Umbro has long been the supplier of the English National Team and have a deal in place with the FA until ...
November 17th, 2011

Is Emirates going to pull their FIFA sponsorship after it expires because of Sepp Blatter?

Sepp Blatter's comments may cause Emirates Airlines to pull sponsorship The Daily Mail is reporting that: "A day when Prime Minister David Cameron condemned Blatter and Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson called for him to stand down, claiming that 'for the sake of the game he should go', the airline Emirates told Sportsmail they may not renew their ...