Pitch covers company Matchsaver has announced new deals with Real Madrid and IFK Göteborg which see the UK-based company installing two unique automated pitch protection systems at their home stadia

Arsenal has signed Carlsberg for the next three seasons as its first ever official beer partner.

Carlsberg has overhauled its “brand experience” at Liverpool Football Club’s Anfield stadium to reinforce its long-standing association with the club.

Only 11 out of the 104 clubs in England and Scotland will offer adults the chance to enjoy a day at the football for less than £20 during the new season.

A consortium led by Vinci Construction in association with Fayat Group has won a 30-year PPP contract to design, finance, build, operate and maintain a new 40,000 capacity stadium in Bordeaux, to be built for Uefa Euro 2016. FC Girondins de Bordeaux have presented the new stadium plans.

In 1988 Scarborough FC were the first club in the UK to sell stadium naming rights to its frozen food sponsors, and the Athletic Ground became the McCain Stadium

FC Barcelona museum attendance has increased by 27% over the previous year, an increase that translates into 320,846 visitors more than during 2009/10, when 1,172.021 people turned up. The increasing numbers have led to an increase in turnover of 66%.

Manchester City Football Club and Etihad Airways have today announced a 10-year comprehensive partnership agreement significantly expanding their existing commercial relationship, the City of Manchester Stadium to be renamed the Etihad Stadium

Manchester City have received a huge financial boost with the latest figures from Companies House revealing that the club’s owners have pumped another £44m into the club.

Saudi Arabia is preparing to begin work on a new 100,000-seat stadium in Jeddah near the city’s King Abdulaziz International Airport.