No…
It is the club Gilberto Silva & Bernard came from though.
Will it cost more than Bellingham?
No.
He came from Gremio. It’s where he went back to at the end of his career though. They have only had very limited success outside of the outdated state championship, but have been good recently. It is Tafarel’s former club so you’d imagine there is some bigger connection there.
While Brazil is a rich league compared the others, there is still a reality that there is an economic incentive to sell kids to Europe, often at times and to clubs that are not right for the player. You’d imagine the investment from us would be in the interest of minimizing that as a driver to help create a more reliable pipeline of talent from the South of Brazil to Europe, with us then being earmarked as the ultimate destination for any of them who are good enough.
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Does anyone really care about FSG buying other clubs?
If it’s other football clubs then yes. Of course.
It would open up a whole new market for us scouting wise, commercially it could benefit us as it’d bring more viewership from south america & we could expand even further globally for pre season tours.
We’re not talking about some 3rd rate fiddle club in Malta or Canada, this is the top level of football in Brazil.
It’s important as that seems to be the best way to keep growing and keeping up with the likes of City. This is what the new owners of Chelsea want to do.
I can imagine having a club in each league where the coaches can share data back to the “mothership” of all players in that division is like a gold mine of information.
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I posted it the other day but there was a relatively recent piece written on soccernet about CFG that was really good and worth reading. As loathsome as the ownership group is, it’s a genuinely smart operation. We tend to focus so much on the player aspect but they were making the case that it has created an executive development pipeline for city, which is maybe even more important. As we’ve seen in recent years, losing a key player is big, but losing a key executive and not replacing them properly is what really brings a club down.
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Wasnt Lucas from there too?
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Where is the Coca Cola money John W. ?
Can only be good for the club I guess. Unforutnately, the club has no choice but to deal with questionable entities for the money. At least we know Coca Cola are legitimate, and not some PO Box in Dubai that just happens to pay millions.
The club announced a 4-year extension to the deal with Standard Charter this summer, so we won’t see the coca cola logo’s as our main sponsors - saw a couple of photoshops and have to say, it looks alright!
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The colour scheme would be perfect.
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There is no money involved as they signed on Coke Zero and not the normal version
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City were rumoured to being close to a deal with Coke Zero. But Pep heard Zero Coke and threw a hissy fit.
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Good sign. Fans have often complained about the quality of brands we get to sponsor us.
But…but…but, its a “Ronaldo reject” and Mo prefers Pepsi anyway.
And… They announced a deal with Spurs today as well btw.
Hopefully we got a really good one, they might need it
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One of those type of deals then.
Was interested to see what Coca Cola’s own people have said re the deals. Turns out it’s pretty much identical.
On the Liverpool deal;
Michael Willeke, integrated marketing experience director, Europe, Coca-Cola, said: “Having been an integral part of the football matchday for decades, we are excited to offer fans the chance to enjoy incredible experiences and unique moments at home, at bars and restaurants and in the stadiums as part of our new campaign.
“Football has the power to bring people together and we cannot wait to reward fans across Europe with access to unforgettable moments and a host of benefits that only Coca-Cola can offer in collaboration with our partners.”
On the Spurs deal;
Michael Willeke, Integrated Marketing Experience Director, Europe, Coca-Cola, said: “Having been an integral part of the football matchday for decades, we are excited to offer Tottenham Hotspur fans the chance to enjoy incredible experiences and unique moments, at home, at bars and restaurants and in the stadiums, as part of our new campaign.
“Football has the power to bring people together and we cannot wait to reward fans across Europe with access to unforgettable moments and a host of benefits that only Coca-Cola can offer in collaboration with our partners.”
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I mean…the owners did ask him…“So what drink you want as sponsor Pep? Coke?” So he answered “You asking Pep? Si.” They misunderstood him So they rejected Coke and trying to negotiate with Pepsi now.
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