Football

Barclays Premier League

Barclays sponsorship of the Barclays Premier League began in 2001 and currently runs until May 2013. 

The Barclays Premier League reaches more than 500 million homes worldwide in over 200 countries.

Barclays is committed to bringing fans closer to football with initiatives such as Barclays Ticket Office, where fans in the UK can win Barclays Premier League tickets every 90 minutes, every day.

The Barclays Premier League trophy has visited fans in over 20 countries.

Additionally, fans in Asia were able to get closer to the action with the Barclays Asia Trophy, a bi-annual, pre-season tournament which took place at the Hong Kong Stadium in July 2011. The four teams competing were Chelsea, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers and Kitchee, the 2010/11 champions of the Hong Kong First Division League. The Barclays Asia Trophy Hong Kong 2011 was the fifth Asia Trophy, with previous tournaments taking place in Hong Kong and Beijing. 

South African National Football Team (Bafana Bafana)

Absa, a South African-based bank in which Barclays has a majority share, is one of the sponsors of the South African senior National Football Team.

Absa Premiership

2007 saw the acquisition of a new five year sponsorship deal with the PSL for the rights to the South African professional soccer league – the Absa Premiership.