Grimbeard Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 The F.A. have been fined by FIFA for allowing the England team to wear the wrong socks. https://uk.yahoo.com/sports/news/fa-fined-53-000-fifa-165034726.html You can always rely on FIFA to get their priorities right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maydrakin Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 £50k fine for four players wearing ankle socks with an ILLEGAL brand name on them £80k fine for fans throwing objects and homophobic chanting FIFA getting their priorities straight again, I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I think the whole sock thing stinks if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I wish fifa would put a sock in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Trust us to be pulled up on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 FIFA. Sick of the whole darn lot of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Hose fault was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Sweden's Andreas Granqvist fined the same amount for the same thing, in their Quarter Final vs. England. Same happened with Lord Bentner, last Euros, I think? All because they daren't upset the likes of Nike et al, who's branding is still visible. Farcical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Also of interest in that article. The FA is likely to appeal its own sanction, which is far more severe than those Fifa has imposed for racist and homophobic abuse during the World Cup. As exclusively revealed by the Daily Telegraph, it even secretly let off the Croatian Football Federation with a warning for fascist banners displayed by the country’s fans. The FA was already angry with the disparity after being fined £16,000 after a picture emerged showing a can of Red Bull in the England dugout during their Under-20 World Cup triumph in South Korea. Powerade, part of the Coca-Cola family, is Fifa’s official energy drink. It's all about money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, Animal is a Ram said: Sweden's Andreas Granqvist fined the same amount for the same thing, in their Quarter Final vs. England. Same happened with Lord Bentner, last Euros, I think? All because they daren't upset the likes of Nike et al, who's branding is still visible. Farcical. On the point of not upsetting sponsors, did you know that the reason that players get booked after taking their shirts if they score is because you can’t see the club/national team’s sponsorship. “Sponsors pay money to have their brand on shirts. A goal scorer gets a lot of close-ups during their celebration. It's because people pay for advertising.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, McLovin said: On the point of not upsetting sponsors, did you know that the reason that players get booked after taking their shirts if they score is because you can’t see the club/national team’s sponsorship. “Sponsors pay money to have their brand on shirts. A goal scorer gets a lot of close-ups during their celebration. It's because people pay for advertising.” National teams aren't sponsored - so that may not necessarily hold. I wouldn't be surprised though. Think it was more to do with the trend of displaying messages at one time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 The English FA fined £53,000.00 for their players wearing the wrong socks because it interferes with a sponsorship deal with Adidas. In 2004 the Spanish FA were fined £44,750.00 for racist chants towards English players during a friendly match. Another example; The English FA fined £16,000 for a player using the wrong energy drink at the U20's World Cup, only £6,000 less than the Russian FA were fined for their fans racially abusing French players in a friendly. Priorities eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramchester Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 This is a complete disgrace. Basically Fifa are under pressure from Nike and Adidas because of a company in the south of England making socks that increase the comfort of a player. Adidas and Nike amongst others want to sink a small company in fear of them ruing their crappy products and brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Animal is a Ram said: National teams aren't sponsored - so that may not necessarily hold. I wouldn't be surprised though. Think it was more to do with the trend of displaying messages at one time? Shirt manufacturer don’t forget. The only reason Nike purchased Umbro was to get the England shirt deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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