Brazilian giant Santos has agreed a one-year extension to its contract with main sponsor Banco BMG, with president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro admitting the agreement was aided by Neymar’s decision to commit his future to the club.

Castrol Edge has announced the renewal of its contract with Cristiano Ronaldo for a further two years – strengthening the existing relationship between Castrol and the Portuguese winger.

To celebrate the launch of FIFA 12, EA SPORTS are creating the world’s longest football fan scarf – and you can represent your club on the record-breaking scarf.

FC Barcelona strengthen their leadership on the field of new technology with a strategic agreement with Google, the Club will have an official presence on the social network when Google unveils ‘Google+ Pages’ worldwide.

The Italy PUMA Euro 2012 home kit has been officially launched ahead of the Azzurri’s friendly with Uruguay in Rome on November 15th. The new Italy home kit will be used as the four-time World Cup winners’ primary uniform during the 2012/13 international season.

An investigation into how the Man Utd has transformed itself into a £1.2billion franchise shows why the much-maligned Glazer family, who bought the club in 2005 and saddled it with huge debts, have hung on.

Major League Soccer has surpassed the NBA and NHL in attendance and is now the third-most attended professional sport in America on a per-game basis.

Berlin’s second football club, 1. FC Union, is reinforcing its anti-commercial credentials by selling shares in its famous Alte Försterei stadium to its supporters. Sound like a paradox? Not to the fans.

As Brazil’s economic power catches up with its time-honored soccer talent, celebrated players like Neymar are shunning big European teams and enjoying the comforts of home for similarly fat salaries

Players of Bromley FC have barcodes shaved into their heads ahead of their FA Cup match against Leyton Orient.