Tottenham Hotspur set for new front-of-shirt sponsor despite AIA deal November 4, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur is ending its front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with insurance giant AIA Group Limited at the end of next season. The Hong Kong–based multinational firm has featured on the front of the north London club’s home shirts for a decade and will continue to do so until the conclusion of the 2026-2027 season. But then [...]
Exclusive: Warrington Wolves to announce record shirt deal October 9, 2025 Super League side Warrington Wolves are today expected to announce a record deal with existing front-of-shirt sponsor Hoover, Morning Wire can reveal. The Wire will see their agreement with the Haier Europe subsidiary Hoover extended by a further two years, taking the total association to eight years in length. Morning Wire understands that the seven-figure [...]
Luxury brands in sport: F1 leading the way, but for how long? October 5, 2025 Take one minute to watch some of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix this weekend and you’ll struggle not to lock eyes with a luxury brand being splashed on an advertising hoarding or chassis panel. One year ago this month LVMH – parent company of the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior, Moet & Chandon, Tiffany [...]
How do brands pick the right sport sponsorships? September 9, 2025 Partnerships and deals are core elements to the sports sector, so how do brands pick the right sponsorships? It is easy to get lost in the seemingly endless numbers of sponsors littering sport. From the tiniest piece of Formula 1 carbon crowded with brand names to the vast displays plastered across some of the country’s [...]
McLaren, a $100m-per-year deal and Formula 1’s sponsor boom August 31, 2025 Formula 1 is becoming a hotbed for advanced sponsorship, and McLaren’s announcement has completed a special title set. BWT, Aramco, HP, MoneyGram, Petronas, Visa Cash App, Oracle, Stake and Atlassian; these aren’t simply some of the world’s most recognisable and developing brands but title sponsors for teams in Formula 1. And as of next year, [...]
Aston Villa sign UK licensed Xapo Bank as club partner July 2, 2025 UK licensed crypto firm Xapo Bank has partnered with Premier League club Aston Villa in a deal that will see them become the official partner of the club’s pre-season tour to the United States. The self proclaimed “pioneering private bank” was established in 2013 and last year passported its banking licence to the UK. And [...]
HSBC Championships: Why sponsors can’t get enough of Queen’s Club June 19, 2025 For the last three years, the men’s championship at Queen’s Club has been voted the best ATP 500-level tournament on the circuit by perhaps the most important stakeholders of all: players. The tennis-watching public also seems to love it. Last week’s women’s championship, held for the first time in 50 years, sold out for several [...]
Gambling ban could cut Premier League sponsorship income by 60 per cent June 3, 2025 Premier League clubs could be set for a financial day of reckoning with the voluntary gambling sponsorship ban set to cut income by up to 60 per cent, according to industry experts. Research suggests that some clubs could lose over half of the revenue they currency enjoy as a result of gambling sponsors when the [...]
Dubai real estate firm to sponsor Chelsea for rest of season April 30, 2025 Chelsea have announced major Dubai-based firm Damac Properties as its front-of-shirt sponsor for the remainder of the season. The deal will see the UAE brand on the Stamford Bridge team’s shirts from tomorrow evening, when the Blues take on Djurgarden in the Europa Conference League in Sweden. But the deal will conclude at the end [...]