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Laos Football Dealt A Match Fixing Blow

February 17, 2017

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has taken a zero tolerance policy on match fixing after issuing life bans from football-related activities to 22 players and officials from Laos…

Toyota Continues Bankrolling Thai Football

January 23, 2017

Automobile brand Toyota continues its long-term strategy in Thailand’s football industry and consolidates position as market leader.

Sumo The Unconventional Route As McLaren Grapples For Japan

January 12, 2017

Sumo and sports cars are an unlikely pairing but British car maker McLaren, a challenger brand in Japan, has broken new ground with its sponsorship of Masakatsu Ishiura,…

Rakuten Signs FC Barcelona Sponsorship To Correct Business Reverses In Europe

November 15, 2016

One of Europe's most coveted football shirt sponsorship deals turned into a dramatic turf war in the last quarter, with e-commerce rivals Alibaba, Amazon and Rakuten all fighting…

Bollywood Dominates India’s Celebrity Endorsement Powerlist

November 3, 2016

In India’s celebrity endorsement race, Bollywood has stumped the sporting world, according to a recent report by American business consultancy firm Duff & Phelps.

Big Brands Cautious With Costly Celebrity Endorsements In India

October 21, 2016

This week saw another high profile casualty in India’s celebrity endorsement market when Coca-Cola dumped Bollywood beefcake Salman Khan from his lucrative Thums Up deal.

Latest Kohli Endorsement Comes Across As Insincere

September 19, 2016

Indian cricket’s golden boy Virat Kohli has bagged yet another lucrative brand endorsement; but this one is going to be more of a challenge than previous partnerships.

Popular Energy Beverage Partners Malaysia’s SEA Games Efforts

September 6, 2016

The Malaysian SEA Games Organising Committee (MASOC) has sealed a partnership deal with Nestle owned chocolate-malt beverage Milo for next year’s regional sporting extravaganza in Kuala Lumpur.

Suzuki Continues Backing Asean's Biggest Football Tournament

July 20, 2016

Suzuki Motor Corporation will continue as the title sponsor of biennial regional soccer tournament the Asean Football Federation’s (AFF) Championship for the fifth straight edition.

More A-List Brands Get On The ICC China Bandwagon As Sponsorship Revenue Doubles

July 15, 2016

The second edition of RSE Ventures-owned pre-season football tournament International Champions Cup (ICC) in China - featuring Manchester United, Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund - has attracted more…