The ability of sport to attract multi-million-dollar investments from sponsor brands continues apace. GlobalData’s Manchester United FC Sponsorship Deals 2023/24 Season includes an in-depth view and detailed evaluation of Manchester United FC’s sponsor partners. Buy the report here.
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Manchester United‘s total sponsorship revenue for the 2023/24 season is over $332.5m, with the biggest single investment coming from adidas, which is an agreement valued at $128.44m per year. However, sponsorship values vary greatly across the different levels of partnership opportunities offered by a rights-holder, all of which are detailed in the report, in addition to the revenues of the participating teams.
In total, Manchester United have sponsorship agreements with 41 brands in the 2023/24 season, with their top five partners accounting for 70% of the club’s total income from sponsorship.
According to GlobalData’s report, the highest-spending sponsor brands include adidas, TeamViewer, Tezos, DXC Technology and Chevrolet, among others. The table below shows the top ten sponsors of Manchester United in the 2023/24 season.
Financial services & technology industries have struck the most deals
The financial services industry is the most heavily represented, totaling 11 agreements with Manchester United in 2023/24. This is followed by technology, travel & tourism, consumer goods and beverages.
For a brand, understanding which competitors and other sectors are partnering with which sports teams, and identifying future opportunities, and crucially, at what cost, is key information for commercial strategy planning. Meanwhile, for a rights-holding team, knowing what sponsorship revenues competitor teams and competitor sports are generating from each brand / sector is critical for increasing and maximizing commercial revenues, including identifying portfolio gaps and opportunities.
For more detailed analysis of all sponsor partners of Manchester United, as well as those of all other Premier League clubs, buy the report here.
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GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article. For more information about GlobalData’s Sport Intelligence Center please click here.
‘The ‘Business of…’ series of reports from GlobalData’s Sport Intelligence Center provide an in-depth view on the commercial strategy of a particular sporting league or event. By providing a detailed evaluation of all aspects of the property’s commercial strategy, we can guide investor decisions and sponsorship/media strategies for any organization looking to understand, imitate or partner with sporting properties.
