FIFA banning ads on shorts

[MetroDug]

From the 8/6 New York Times:

FIFA has told the Mexican federation that it must ban
advertising on players' socks and shorts. The Mexicans said they stand to
lose $40 million if the sponsors' names have to be erased. ...

I wonder why fifa is not cracking down on MLS then too, since the league has always put sponsor logos on shorts

[jmeissen0]

because you answered it yourself... sponsor names... not logos

[Footer Phooter]

Can someone give me one good reason why they're doing this?

[jd2084]

I don't really agree with FIFA doing this, but if they are trying to make the a decision in the name of good taste then it's the right one. MFL uniforms are starting to look more like NASCAR than soccer.

[Topo]

I hope this means that the A-League team that has the Target symbols on their asses to advertise the store (Richmond, I think) can still have them.

Those are funny.

[MetroDug]

Originally posted by jmeissen0
because you answered it yourself... sponsor names... not logos

hey, i must be too stupid to understand the difference betweem Chivas having CORONA or SOL plastererd on thier shorts and the Galaxy having BUD or'quakes havig YAHOO SPORTS.

would you be kind enough to enlighten me?

[Native Aztexan]

I think it's bad that FIFA is telling MFL how to do their business and where to put their sponsors ads at (e.g. Leon). MFL and any other leagues needs all the sponsors they can get.
Originally posted by Topo
I hope this means that the A-League team that has the Target symbols on their asses to advertise the store (Richmond, I think) can still have them.

Those are funny.
Maybe it's (Target symbols) there to show their opposition where to strike the ball at. ;)

[LMvCP]

Originally posted by cj90red
I think it's bad that FIFA is telling MFL how to do their business and where to put their sponsors ads at (e.g. Leon). MFL and any other leagues needs all the sponsors they can get.



I beg to differ. We are not hurting with sponsors.

I personally dont like it, but what bothers me more is the fact that FIFA is trying to tell us how to run our own domestic league.

Clubs are expected to lose anywhere from 30-40 million. The problem is, if FIFA pursues this, they may find themselves in a lawsuit. Grupo Modelo, Omnilife, Cemex, etc have contracts and they have already forked out the money. FIFA should take into consideration the contracts and wait until they expire.

[SoFla Metro]

Originally posted by Footer Phooter
Can someone give me one good reason why they're doing this? So the players don't look like stock cars.

[kenntomasch]

I agree that MFL teams (and have you ever seen Mexican baseball uniforms and their umpires?) do look like stock cars, but if it's the difference between having a league and not having a league (potentially), I think some folks need to learn to get used to a little commercialism unless they want strikers to make 10 pesos an hour.

Could hurt A-League teams. Many of them have short logos, don't they?

[spejic]

> hey, i must be too stupid to understand the
> difference betweem Chivas having CORONA or
> SOL plastererd on thier shorts and the Galaxy
> having BUD or'quakes havig YAHOO SPORTS.
>
> would you be kind enough to enlighten me?

MLS teams have one sponsor for the whole outfit. MFL teams have multiple sponsors for the outfit.