Football

Wanda Sports Poised For New Football Tournament In 2017

January 14, 2016

Football investment has seen a phenomenal growth in the Chinese market over the past year and Wanda Sports is slated to continue this development.

Wanda Sports Poised For New Football Tournament In 2017

January 14, 2016

Football investment has seen a phenomenal growth in the Chinese market over the past year and Wanda Sports is slated to continue this development.

Homegrown Energy Beverage Scores Malaysia FA Cup Title Sponsorship

January 13, 2016

Leading local coffee-based energy drink brand Superbest Power has secured a three-year title sponsorship deal for the Malaysian FA Cup.

LeTV Goes The Jack Ma Route As It Eyes CSL Beijing Guoan

January 6, 2016

With Chinese business moguls making a beeline into the rapidly growing local sports industry, it is little surprise that online streaming platform LeTV has its eyes on Chinese…

FIFA’s Commercial Ambitions In China Ramp Up With Alibaba Partnership

December 9, 2015

Despite FIFA’s well-documented woes, it has sealed an 8-year partnership deal with Alibaba E-Auto for the Club World Cup, replacing long-term sponsor Toyota, which did not renew its…

DHL Builds Brand Awareness By Localising Global Partnerships

December 2, 2015

Gone are DHL’s days of merely buying television commercial spots to build brand awareness, as the logistics behemoth injects oomph into its sports and entertainment partnerships with clever…

Thai Energy Drink Partners Chelsea FC To Grow Global Brand Awareness

November 30, 2015

Thai energy drink brand Carabao has secured a three-year deal worth USD45m to be an official training kit partner of defending EPL champion Chelsea FC.

Huawei Throws Sport Sponsorship Playbook in the Bin in Asia; Opts for Non-sport instead

November 27, 2015

Chinese telco giant Huawei is making an obvious change in its Asian Sponsorship investment strategy, telegraphed by a fresh transmedia entertainment deal in Malaysia.

AFC Champions League Shirt Snub Causes Controversy In Chinese Sports

November 26, 2015

Dongfeng Nissan, a sponsor of Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is suing the club for changing shirt sponsors during last Saturday's victorious AFC Champions League final against UAE’s…

English Premier League Mid-tablers Secure Indian Partner

November 17, 2015

Midlands-based EPL football club West Bromwich Albion has secured an agreement with India’s national carrier as their official regional airline sponsor.