Barcelona & Qatar Foundation agree £125m shirt deal

ahlycotc wrote:

The Stig wrote:So you think it's OK they let a charity pay them for sponsorship instead of the other way around like they did with UNICEF?

I'm sorry. I missed the news article about Sandro Rosell putting a gun to the head of the Qatari Foundation and telling them to pay them money.

Barca payed UNICEF to put them on their jersey and they are still going to keep them on the jersey. Qatari Foundation came along and offered a deal that Barca couldn't turn down. What would you do if you were in their shoes? Remember that Barca in a lot of debt and with new UEFA financial restrictions around the corner, Barca have no other choice but to accept the deal or face the prospect of not taking part in European competitions.

Why should it matter if the Qatari foundation is a non-profit organization or not? They are trying to advertise their foundation and there is no better place than to place it on the Barca jersey.

People wouldn't be making such a fuss if it wasn't Barca or a Qatari foundation. Seems like people are jealous of both these days.

The Stig wrote:

ahlycotc wrote:

The Stig wrote:So you think it's OK they let a charity pay them for sponsorship instead of the other way around like they did with UNICEF?

I'm sorry. I missed the news article about Sandro Rosell putting a gun to the head of the Qatari Foundation and telling them to pay them money.

Barca payed UNICEF to put them on their jersey and they are still going to keep them on the jersey. Qatari Foundation came along and offered a deal that Barca couldn't turn down. What would you do if you were in their shoes? Remember that Barca in a lot of debt and with new UEFA financial restrictions around the corner, Barca have no other choice but to accept the deal or face the prospect of not taking part in European competitions.

Why should it matter if the Qatari foundation is a non-profit organization or not? They are trying to advertise their foundation and there is no better place than to place it on the Barca jersey.

People wouldn't be making such a fuss if it wasn't Barca or a Qatari foundation. Seems like people are jealous of both these days.

I would say no and take them on for free if I wanted them on my shirt, as I would realize that's 125 million that could have been spent on education for underprivileged children in the Middle East. It is sad that even Barcelona now have paying shirt sponsors.

The Stig wrote:

ahlycotc wrote:

The Stig wrote:So you think it's OK they let a charity pay them for sponsorship instead of the other way around like they did with UNICEF?

I'm sorry. I missed the news article about Sandro Rosell putting a gun to the head of the Qatari Foundation and telling them to pay them money.

Barca payed UNICEF to put them on their jersey and they are still going to keep them on the jersey. Qatari Foundation came along and offered a deal that Barca couldn't turn down. What would you do if you were in their shoes? Remember that Barca in a lot of debt and with new UEFA financial restrictions around the corner, Barca have no other choice but to accept the deal or face the prospect of not taking part in European competitions.

Why should it matter if the Qatari foundation is a non-profit organization or not? They are trying to advertise their foundation and there is no better place than to place it on the Barca jersey.

People wouldn't be making such a fuss if it wasn't Barca or a Qatari foundation. Seems like people are jealous of both these days.

I would say no and take them on for free if I wanted them on my shirt, as I would realize that's 125 million that could have been spent on education for underprivileged children in the Middle East. It is sad that even Barcelona now have paying shirt sponsors.

SBSP_FIFA wrote:

The Stig wrote:

ahlycotc wrote:

The Stig wrote:So you think it's OK they let a charity pay them for sponsorship instead of the other way around like they did with UNICEF?

I'm sorry. I missed the news article about Sandro Rosell putting a gun to the head of the Qatari Foundation and telling them to pay them money.

Barca payed UNICEF to put them on their jersey and they are still going to keep them on the jersey. Qatari Foundation came along and offered a deal that Barca couldn't turn down. What would you do if you were in their shoes? Remember that Barca in a lot of debt and with new UEFA financial restrictions around the corner, Barca have no other choice but to accept the deal or face the prospect of not taking part in European competitions.

Why should it matter if the Qatari foundation is a non-profit organization or not? They are trying to advertise their foundation and there is no better place than to place it on the Barca jersey.

People wouldn't be making such a fuss if it wasn't Barca or a Qatari foundation. Seems like people are jealous of both these days.

I would say no and take them on for free if I wanted them on my shirt, as I would realize that's 125 million that could have been spent on education for underprivileged children in the Middle East. It is sad that even Barcelona now have paying shirt sponsors.

Yeah, you're definitely going to do that.

SBSP_FIFA wrote:Didn't they offer though?

ahlycotc wrote:

NZG wrote: i should of phrased it as the idea behind UNICEF being on the logo as an identifier. "The club which doesn't need a proper sponsor" It isn't about UNICEF directly, It is about the whole Barcelona having a paying sponsor on the shirt. As i said before, Barcelona taking the deal is basically like them ripping part of their history out. This to me also shows how football is all about the money nowadays.

Well times change. If football is about money these days, then so be it. You can't expect some clubs to somehow not follow that way because of their tradition or history. If Barca were to stick by their history and refuse sponsors, they will be in deep financial mess down the road.

Like I said, I'm sure the Barca fans would rather see their club financially stable and taking part in UEFA competitions than seeing their club fall behind because of some "tradition".

NZG wrote: i should of phrased it as the idea behind UNICEF being on the logo as an identifier. "The club which doesn't need a proper sponsor" It isn't about UNICEF directly, It is about the whole Barcelona having a paying sponsor on the shirt. As i said before, Barcelona taking the deal is basically like them ripping part of their history out. This to me also shows how football is all about the money nowadays.