Only days after the launch of the Middlesbrough 08/09 Home Errea kit vote, Middlesbrough Football Club has sealed its biggest ever sponsorship deal after signing an extension to its current agreement with Garmin.

The one-year extension means the name of Garmin will continue to appear on Boro's shirts during the 2008-09 season. The world leader in satellite navigation equipment, Garmin had initially signed a 12-month principal sponsorship contract for 2007-08 but both parties are delighted to have agreed a longer deal.

PUMA, which sponsored all five African teams at the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, is again at the forefront of African football when the 2008 African Cup of Nations kick-off on Sunday in Ghana. As the official supplier to a dozen national teams across Africa, PUMA will be worn by nine of the 16 teams in the tournament, including hosts Ghana and defending champion Egypt.

"The fact that 20 of 24 games in the group stage of the African Cup of Nations will feature the PUMA logo is a statement we are proud to make," says PUMA Chairman and CEO, Jochen Zeitz. "PUMA’s commitment to African football as the leading supplier runs deep, much like the passion that Africa shows for the game of football itself."

The Chicago Fire will have a new look for the 2008 season. The players will be sporting a new jersey sponsored by Best Buy. The two organizations recently completed a three-year, multi-million dollar deal announced on Tuesday afternoon.

"This is huge," Fire defender C.J. Brown said. "When I started with the Fire our sponsors were league sponsors. This is another big step in the right direction for the league and also for the Fire. You're in good company when you have Best Buy in your corner."

Adidas and A.C. Milan today announced the extension of their sponsorship deal until the end of 2017. Under the new agreement adidas will also design, produce, distribute and promote a wide range of non-sport related A.C. Milan merchandising articles.

According to the Corriere dello Sport the contract with the giant German sports manufacturer will earn the Rossoneri €10.5m a season, meaning that between now and 2017 the club will receive €105m.

The next one will run ten years, and it will be worth more than any other contract ever agreed between the American sports brand and a football club (not counting the Brazilian national team).

With the presence of model Adriane Galisteu, Palmeiras announced, Today, in an event carried out in São Paulo, that they will be sponsored by Fiat from the near season. During the presentation, the management of Palmeiras said that they would announce a new reinforcement.

In fact, the new reinforcement was Galisteu, dressed with the new green uniform of the team, who delivered others shirs for the president of the club, Alfonso Della Monica, and for the president of the Fiat in Latin America, Cledorvino Belini.