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It is startling to have UEFA admit this in the open. I would have expected this to be whispered into the appropriate ears, not announced aloud like this. Admit
by dmitrygr 5y ago
It is startling to have UEFA admit this in the open. I would have expected this to be whispered into the appropriate ears, not announced aloud like this.
Admitting how controlled you are by your sponsors is not a good look for anybody, no?
- MisterBastahrd 5y agoDid the jerseys and stadiums covered by advertisements and logos not clue people in?
- adamcstephens 5y agoI feel like this being in the open is par for course nowadays. Sponsors, and indirectly through the broadcasters, hold enormous power over modern sports. Coca-Cola is spending some millions of dollars on this campaign, and it’s a bad look when the players actively diminish their product. Ronaldo is one of the most popular players in the world, if not the most, and kids look up to him. They can’t have this, and I’m sure execs were immediately calling their buddies at UEFA. I side with Ronaldo, drink more water and not the sugary stuff.
- squiggleblaz 5y ago> Admitting how controlled you are by your sponsors is not a good look for anybody, no? I think it's especially good for the public to know that the choice of beverage on the table reflects advertising payments, not player desire.
- ska 5y agoIs this really control by the sponsors ? Or did they sell this to the sponsors without consulting players?
- bellyfullofbac 5y ago> Admitting how controlled you are by your sponsors is not a good look for anybody, no? You should read about how the IOC is pushing for the Olympics to go on, because, well, the sponsors want to see return on investment. They even said they'll source doctors from all over the world to make sure the games are safe. Doctors who are probably more useful helping in places where the spread of Covid hasn't been caused by some money hungry corporations.