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Decathlon’s football brand Kipsta has signed a three-year licensing deal with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Europe’s football-governing body, coming on board as the Official Match Ball Supplier of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) and UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) until 2027. Kipsta also provides the official match balls for Ligue 1 and...

This article contains information regarding the organisations enjoying a strong branding presence across the physical and digital assets of Indian Super League (ISL) side East Bengal Football Club as their sponsors and partners for the 2023/24 season. Also ReadSC East Bengal Sponsors 2020-21SC East Bengal Sponsors 2021-22SC East Bengal Sponsors 2022-23 Principal Sponsors  Batery  Freshly-launched...

The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League, has announced a partnership agreement with insurance firm MEDGULF, with the deal set to run until the end of the 2024/25 season. MEDGULF aims to lift the “sports culture and standard of insurance services provided to the sports sector” through this partnership.  Saad...

It is not a hidden fact that most French clubs are struggling to make ends meet and falling behind other European clubs, while Paris Saint-Germain FC (PSG) remain the most dominant force in the land with a limitless supply of riches. As a result, most Ligue 1 sides are having to do with the sell-to-buy...

Spain’s men’s professional club football topflight LaLiga has announced a long-term partnership extension agreement with Puma, which will see the latter continue on as the Official Ball Supplier of the league until the end of the 2028/29 season. The five-year extension kicks off with the 2024/25 season.  The two parties initially teamed up at the...

As Forbes released its latest list of highest-paid football players in the world for 2023, we decided to look at the highest-paid male footballers in the nominal top five European leagues.  The French first division, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, has been regularly branded as a farmers’ league by fans and pundits globally because of the...

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Europe’s football-governing body, has teamed up with the owner of French weekly magazine France Football and French daily newspaper L’Équipe, Groupe Amaury, to co-organise the Ballon d’Or ceremony from 2024 onwards. France Football has presented the Ballon d’Or since 1956. While this multi-year agreement will see Groupe Amaury remain as the...

In our last episode of Candid Football Conversations, we broke down the 28-man Indian squad selected for November’s FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Although the goalkeeping department as well as the forward line seem satisfactory, we are unable to guess the midfield three, barring Mohun Bagan’s Sahal Abdul Samad. It is likely that Mehtab Singh will...

As Forbes released its latest list of the highest-paid football players in the world for the year 2023, we thought why not compile our own list of the highest-paid footballers in the top five European leagues?  Although most of the German Bundesliga clubs are fan-owned, that doesn’t mean the likes of FC Bayern Munich are...

Korean bakery brand Paris Baguette has signed a global partnership with Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (PSG), coming on board as an Official Partner. The deal sees Paris Baguette become the first-ever Korean brand to partner up with the Parisian professional football club. As per the deal, Paris Baguette will receive branding presence at the Parc...