Multiple Sponsors

20 May 2011

Is there a rule that states English football teams are only allowed one sponsor on a shirt at a time?

I only ask because the new Barcelona shirt has UNICEF demoted to the back of the shirt and Qatar Foundation on the front. I'm aware UNICEF is a charity but it got me thinking.

A lot of foreign teams have more than one sponsor on their shirt but in the EPL the shirts only have 1.

With Spurs having different sponsors for League and Cup competitions I was just wondering if we could of had Investec on the back of the shirt and Autonomy on the front for all competitions instead of different shirts.

comment by Kunnia Kunnia silti Ensiluokkainen (U1166)

posted on 20/5/11

Is it not a case that Barcelona don't charge UNICEF for their logo but do charge (sorry are given millions in return for Spain voting that the WC goes to Qatar) to the Qatar Foundation (yeah, right)?

comment by ddd ♫ Oh Its A Grand Old Team ♫ (U2358)

posted on 20/5/11

Its a rapidly diminishing resource but how about advertising on un-tattooed space on the footballers?

e.g. Ledley's Knee = BUPA

Some space would be more valuable than others e.g. Crouchies legs would be cheap because of the over supply.

comment by Kunnia Kunnia silti Ensiluokkainen (U1166)

posted on 20/5/11

Crouchies legs would be cheap because of the over supply.

True but where else could you advertise "visit Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch this year" without a line break?

comment by ddd ♫ Oh Its A Grand Old Team ♫ (U2358)

posted on 20/5/11

Yeah its a pity Dion Dublin (allegedly) has retired too

comment by Kunnia Kunnia silti Ensiluokkainen (U1166)

posted on 21/5/11

You mean there's a town in the UK with just 2 letters <gasp>

Dion Dublin - the inventor of the dube

comment by ddd ♫ Oh Its A Grand Old Team ♫ (U2358)

posted on 21/5/11

Theres a place called Ae in Scotland

comment by Kunnia Kunnia silti Ensiluokkainen (U1166)

posted on 21/5/11

You just googled "shortest named towns" didn't you !!!

There's a town in China called O - which ironically might be more apposite