Sports retailer, Rebel Sport has renewed and expanded its sponsorship of Football Australia in a deal that will support the growth of women’s football at both the grassroots and professional levels.
Despite comments from its global CEO that adidas would end its involvement in niche sports such as AFL in Australia, adidas’ local managers don’t expect a move away from the AFL anytime soon.
The Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Rugby League Club has posted a consolidated profit of almost $4.5m for the 2020 financial year, but the annual report reveals that this largely reflects government support received during the year as well as reduced staff costs due to the pandemic.
The rapid growth in the non-alcoholic beer and wine market makes it a potentially lucrative new sponsorship category for rights holders, but there are some crucial issues for them to consider, says specialist sport and sponsorship consulting company Gemba.
Brisbane pre-cast concrete plunge pools brand, Plungie, has expanded its partnership with the Gold Coast Suns AFL team and will be its coaches’ partner for the remainder of the 2021 season.
After a sponsorship run in 2020 that included eight deals across two leagues, AIA Australia and New Zealand managing director, Damien Mu, says the health insurance provider is continuing to broaden its reach across different sports.