West Ham United have signed a shirt sponsorship deal with XL, a charter airline with links to Iceland, beginning from the start of next season. XL will pay the Barclays Premiership club about £2.5 million a season, more than three times the value of their present deal with Jobserve.

It is thought that the deal has contingencies in the event that the club are relegated at the end of the season. The London club announced in October that Umbro will be their new kit manufacturers from next season.

MADRID, Spain (AP) -Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon said the club will soon sign the biggest shirt sponsorship contract in world soccer.

Calderon did not name the new sponsor, which will replace BenQ, the German handset business of Taiwan's BenQ Corp. which has gone bankrupt.

He gave no details of the amount involved.

"Now we have to change sponsor. In a week, we will sign for a sum which is unequaled by anyone," Calderon was quoted as saying by daily El Pais on Tuesday.

Herzogenaurach, February, 2007 – As agreed on January 30, adidas submitted its legal position to the German Football Association (DFB).

Following detailed examination of the expert opinion commissioned by DFB, adidas remains convinced that the existing agreement was effectively extended in August 2006 until at least 2014.

This has been confirmed to adidas by a group of experts comprising internal and external specialist lawyers and law professors. adidas and DFB will continue their talks in the near future, as agreed, in order to work on a solution to this issue in a spirit of partnership.

PUMA and the Cameroon Football Association (FECAFOOT) have announced a long-term extension to their partnership initiated back in 1997.

PUMA will continue to be the Official Supplier of The Indomitable Lions and to all its associated teams including the Men’s ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘U21’, ‘U19’, ‘Youth’ and ‘Futsal’ National Teams, as well as Women’s ‘A’, ‘U21’ and ‘Youth’ National Teams beyond the 2010 World Cup™ in Soumb3ath Africa.

"The announcement of the long-term partnership with the Cameroon Football Association underlines PUMA’s commitment to support African football.

PUMA and the Cameroon Football Association (FECAFOOT) have announced a long-term extension to their partnership initiated back in 1997.

PUMA will continue to be the Official Supplier of The Indomitable Lions and to all its associated teams including the Men’s ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘U21’, ‘U19’, ‘Youth’ and ‘Futsal’ National Teams, as well as Women’s ‘A’, ‘U21’ and ‘Youth’ National Teams beyond the 2010 World Cup™ in South Africa.

"The announcement of the long-term partnership with the Cameroon Football Association underlines PUMA’s commitment to support African football.

Leusden, The Netherlands, January  2007 – PUMA and Club Brugge K.V. mutually announced a long-term partnership coming into effect on July 1, 2007.

As of the 2007/2008 season, Club Brugge will become the face of the sportlifestyle brand in Belgium.

The Club joins a strong portfolio of teams currently endorsed by PUMA including Tottenham Hotspur, VfB Stuttgart, AS Monaco, Girondins de Bordeaux, Sporting Club de Portugal, reigning World Champions Italy, Czech Republic, African Champions Egypt as well as African powerhouses Cameroon and Ivory Coast.

Rabat, Morocco, February , 2007 – PUMA® and the Moroccan Royal Football Federation – Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF) – announced a long-term partnership that will make PUMA the official supplier to the Moroccan national team, Lions de l’Atlas (Atlas Lions).

Under the agreement, PUMA will become the official supplier of all on-field, sideline, training and representation apparel and equipment to the Men’s ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘U21’ and U19 National Teams, as well as the Women’s ‘A’ National Team beyond the 2010 World CupTM.

The agreement further solidifies PUMA’s strong brand identity with the excitement and passion of African football. Adding another traditional African power to the long list of PUMA-sponsored national teams including Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Egypt, Tunisia, Togo, Angola and Senegal, puts PUMA squarely at the forefront of African football for the 2008 African Cup of Nations and the build-up to the 2010 World CupTM in South Africa.

Aston Villa have secured a long-term deal with Nike who will become the club's official sportswear partner from the 2007-2008 campaign.

The deal will see Nike supply Villa's playing and replica kit in addition to a full range of branded sportswear and accessories.

Villa's new chief executive Richard FitzGerald told: 'This is a significant step forward for the club off the field and we're delighted to have Nike partnering with us.

'The association will help us to drive the club forward. The brand sits perfectly with the new board's vision for Aston Villa and we're looking forward to working with Nike in the future.'