Football

Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas giant Aramco has entered into a four-year global partnership with world football governing body FIFA. 

As FIFA’s worldwide partner, the deal, which runs until the end of 2027, gives Aramco exclusivity in the energy category, with sponsorship rights for multiple events, including the World Cup 2026 and Women’s World Cup 2027.

Oct 25, 2019 16:10
MADRID: LaLiga has started to distribute its Players Pack this week, which is a new initiative to bring LaLiga's sponsors closer to players, coaching staff and boards of clubs in LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank, the first and second divisions of professional football in Spain, respectively.
Oct 24, 2019 13:10
SHANGHAI: FIFA will double its funding for women's football to $1 billion over the next four years, the game's world governing body stated following a meeting of the FIFA Council here Thursday.
Oct 22, 2019 17:10
MADRID: Following on from the unveiling of the first official PUMA matchball back in June, the new ball that will be used in the LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank games played between 25 October 2019 and 23 February 2020 has been unveiled. Under the slogan of 'Redibujamos LaLiga - Repainting LaLiga', PUMA presents a design that features a colour change.
Oct 22, 2019 15:10
LONDON: Swedish sports rights agency Spring Media is partnering with  global media services company Red Bee to launch Wnited – the world’s first global OTT service dedicated to women’s football. 
Oct 22, 2019 09:10
MUMBAI: The bean counters at the English Premier League must be licking their chops at the news coming out from Reliance Industries Ltd, India’s largest private-sector enterprise. 
Oct 22, 2019 08:10
BENGALURU: Defending Hero Indian Super League champions Bengaluru Football Club (BFC) has partnered with UK-based sports and nutrition brand Myprotein for the sixth season of the ISL.  Myprotein, which has come on board as ‘Official Sports and Nutrition Partner’, officially is considered as one of the foremost brands for fitness enthusiasts and has created a niche for itself amongst sports-lovers in the country.
Oct 22, 2019 05:10
SACRAMENTO, California: California's capital city has been awarded a Major League Soccer expansion team with Sacramento Republic FC becoming the league's 29th team and beginning play in MLS in 2022. The club will build a new, $300 million, 20,100-seat soccer stadium in the downtown Railyards District.
Oct 22, 2019 04:10
NEW DELHI: Nita Ambani, member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and founder chairperson, Reliance Foundation, has expressed desire to host Indian Super League (ISL) games in the Middle East and has urged major European clubs and brands to invest in the competition to benefit from the access it offers to an increasingly diverse sports market.
Oct 22, 2019 04:10
MUMBAI: The Western India Football Association (WIFA) is further strengthening their relationship with the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and implementing the ‘OFC Just Play’ Programme in India.
Oct 19, 2019 15:10
LONDON: Chelsea Football Club Saturday announced the signing of Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor as the Premier League side's brand ambassador for India.