RM signed a new long-term deal with Adidas in 2019, which was set to replace the previous agreement upon its expiry in 2020. It was effectively an early extension of RM existing partnership. Barça signed a contract extension with Nike that only came into effect in the 2024/25 season. Basically, they signed a new deal with Nike five years after Real, and they’re still making less money from the sponsorship agreement. Greatness speaks for itself.
Athletes having their own social media teams and control has definitely diluted and curated their image as it relates to the public. Anyone can login to IG/TK and see something all of the time from their athletes or clubs. Gone are the days of the cool concepts from Wieden and Kennedy (Nikes Ad Company) that helped shape what we thought of the players and the game. The Joga TV commercials and 10+1 from Adidas were dropped over weeks for tournaments. They don’t do anything like that now. There is no mystery- everything is available. Attention spans are much shorter. Content isn’t big or grand it’s targeted and constant. The way we consume football isn’t in full matches but clipped highlights from social media. You don’t build a relationship with a player when you just see the highlights.
Sid Lowe's article on Oviedo's promotion to La Liga. https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...iedo-promotion-la-liga-santi-cazorla#comments
The club has already told him he has to leave so what's the difference? He's doing what he wants at this point
I saw a price of £117.5m in the British press, maybe that’s with add-ons, which would be around €140m.
Did we have to pay any performance related bonuses to Chelsea for Hazard? I think I might cry if we did, lol. I’m pretty sure we won a CL and one or two ligas with him technically in the squad.
Messi vs "Messinho" tonight. It's funny because Estevão disappears in big matches as Messi used to do in the UCL.
I thought it was €100m up front and then we ended up paying €30m due to our team championships, maybe I’m wrong though.
7/10 of them were flops. Neymar and Mbappé only get a pass because they boosted the PSG brand but the club didn't win anything they wouldn't have won without them. Wirtz TBC
English media reported 100 M Pounds plus 30 variables. Xabi transfer also Spanish media reported 30 ME while English media reported 30 MP. Recently TAA 10 M also same pattern.
Remember the good times with this beast leading epic 4-3 comeback after trailing 3-0 at HT. No flat track bullying like "Messinho". 1935895178914468052 is not a valid tweet id