Premier League: Puma extends kit supplier contract with Newcastle United

The German sports brand Puma extended its kit supplier contract with Newcastle United (Premier League), announced the club on 12/08/2014. The initial contract expired at the end of the 2014-15 season. The new partnership will bind both parties for ten more seasons, until the end of the 2024-25 season.

Puma is under contract with the Magpies since 2011-11. The previous contract was estimated at €7.8m per year.

Puma is also the official kit supplier for Arsenal (Premier League) beginning in 2014-15. The contract is estimated to be worth €35.5m per season through 2014-2019.

• Newcastle will start the 2014-15 Premier League season against Manchester City on 17/08/2014.
• The club finished tenth in the Premier League in 2013-14.

Puma: Turnover down 6.5% in first half of 2014

• German sports supplier Puma announced a 6.5% decrease in its turnover to €1.378bn in the first half of 2014, on 29/07/2014.
  • Puma's turnover in the first half of 2013 was €1.474bn.
• Puma's net earnings decreased by 41.3% to €39.8m in the first semester of 2014. Operating result decreased by 35.4% to reach…