Commercial

News relating to commercial deals within the sports business industry – this includes: sponsorship, hospitality, ticketing etc.

Partnership Playbook: Audi, Breitling, EA SPORTS and Google

Welcome to Insider Sport's latest edition of the Partnership Playbook, where we bring you the details on some of the latest sports partnerships and...

Women’s football moves beyond purpose to performance

Women’s football has had to sell itself for a long time. In the early days, brands supported it because it felt like the right...

What the WNBA tells us about the future of fan engagement

David Dembowski, SVP at Operative, looks at how the WNBA has transformed from a niche league fighting for airtime into one of the fastest-growing...

Is the Premier League ready for the Puma era?

A late Szoboszlai free-kick at Anfield sharpened attention on the Premier League’s first Puma match ball after a quarter-century with Nike. Here’s how the...

Mastercard’s naming deal puts McLaren on the front line of F1’s...

McLaren’s first naming partner since Vodafone will rebrand the team from 2026 and launch a fan-experience programme, underscoring how Big Tech and payments brands...

Partnership Playbook: Giorgio Armani, e.l.f, Moët Hennessy and more

Welcome to Insider Sport's latest edition of the Partnership Playbook, where we bring you the details on some of the latest sports partnerships and...

Scotland missed the Euros. Its fans didn’t. 

New data from the Women’s Sport Trust shows national-team events driving women’s sport visibility in Scotland and Wales.National-team tournaments still trump everything else for...

Dream11 shutdown puts India’s jersey sponsor in doubt

India’s men’s and women’s cricket teams could take the field without a front-of-shirt sponsor as Dream11 winds down real-money gaming in response to sweeping...

Manchester United owner sues Spurs over Audi deal talks 

Manchester United’s Sir Jim Ratcliffe has received a lawsuit regarding his company’s sponsorship of Tottenham Hotspur.The legal battle between Tottenham Hotspur and INEOS Automotive...

Partnership Playbook: Barbie, HUGO BOSS, Vuori, Betano and more

Welcome to Insider Sport’s latest edition of the Partnership Playbook, where we spotlight the biggest sponsorship and commercial stories shaping global sport.This week, Flamengo...