Argument rumbles on about logos on football shirts

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Football fans have to wear shirts that bear the logo of the sponsor, whether they agree to this principle or not. Many feel that this is an unfair practice given that teams are offered children’s shirts without a logo. A good case study is where the sponsor may be a gambling company.

The absence of the logo may seem to be ethical but it is most probably a means of avoiding hefty fines imposed on company’s that break advertising guidelines. Looking for a sponsor at the start of the season is akin to the frenzied activity that goes on before the transfer period is over. The FA was put in a quandary when, in 1976, the late Derek Dougan secured sponsorship from a company named Kettering Tyres.

The FA put Derek to task over the logo on the shirts, and he, in turn, shrewdly changed the lettering to Kettering “T”; the T standing for both “Tyres”, and “Town”. The following year, the FA had to relax the rules about the logos that go on the T-shirts.

Another Interesting scenario is that surrounding Barcelona’s sponsorship. For 111 years, this team refused all forms of sponsorship logos on their shirts, and only toted the UNICEF logo. In the year 2010, this trend changed and the UNICEF logo was relegated to the back of the shirts, and the logo for the Qatar Foundation was placed on the front. This caused a furour as people took issue with the human rights violations that are experienced in Qatar.

Another team, Sunderland, seemed to embrace positive sponsorship practices when it put the logo “Invest in Africa” on the front of their shirts. This was before it was discovered that the company behind the logo was an oil and gas exploration multinational corporation.

Supporters should be more informed about the ethics behind the logos on the kits that they blindly buy. The office of Fair Trading Investigations is looking at the matter at present.

A grand day out for Coleen Rooney

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Today was the biggest day in the racing calendar, the Grand National, and one of the UK most famous WAGs turned up looking exceptionally stylish, despite being 8 months pregnant. Coleen Rooney stepped out in a clinging, black lycra dress which emphasised her bump and a lace panel over her boobs. She teamed with a killer set of scarlet heels, dismissing the myth that those so close to giving birth have to live in flats.

Coleen is always a head of the game when it comes to fashion, and her maternity outfits never fail to impress either. She has appeared in a series of great outfits since she announced that she was pregnant with the couple’s second son, who is due to make an appearance next month. Accompanying her to Aintree were her mum Colette McLoughlin, herself looking a lot colourful than we are used to in a turquoise dress with with bright yellow handbag and shoes.

Although husband Wayne was at home injured, Coleen did bring along his little mini-me; 3 year old son Kai. The youngest member of the party was looking very stylish in a pale blue and white ensemble with striped pants, and he even brought along his own Buzz Lightyear booster seat to ensure he missed none of the action on the course.

Wayne’s boss was there too but not as a mere spectator, Sir Alex Ferguson had two horses in the starting line up; What a Friend and Harry the Viking. Neither were in it at the finish however, with the surprise winner being the 66-1 shot Aurora’s Encore. Whether any of Coleen’s group won a few quid is unknown, but if there are was a style race Mrs Rooney would have won by a length.

A grand day out for Coleen Rooney

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Today was the biggest day in the racing calendar, the Grand National, and one of the UK most famous WAGs turned up looking exceptionally stylish, despite being 8 months pregnant. Coleen Rooney stepped out in a clinging, black lycra dress which emphasised her bump and a lace panel over her boobs. She teamed with a killer set of scarlet heels, dismissing the myth that those so close to giving birth have to live in flats.

Coleen is always a head of the game when it comes to fashion, and her maternity outfits never fail to impress either. She has appeared in a series of great outfits since she announced that she was pregnant with the couple’s second son, who is due to make an appearance next month. Accompanying her to Aintree were her mum Colette McLoughlin, herself looking a lot colourful than we are used to in a turquoise dress with with bright yellow handbag and shoes.

Although husband Wayne was at home injured, Coleen did bring along his little mini-me; 3 year old son Kai. The youngest member of the party was looking very stylish in a pale blue and white ensemble with striped pants, and he even brought along his own Buzz Lightyear booster seat to ensure he missed none of the action on the course.

Wayne’s boss was there too but not as a mere spectator, Sir Alex Ferguson had two horses in the starting line up; What a Friend and Harry the Viking. Neither were in it at the finish however, with the surprise winner being the 66-1 shot Aurora’s Encore. Whether any of Coleen’s group won a few quid is unknown, but if there are was a style race Mrs Rooney would have won by a length.

Abby Clancy’s fakery goes OTT

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The word is that whilst preparing for her appearance on Alan Carr’s Chatty Man TV show, 27 year old Abbey Clancy had somewhat of a wardrobe malfunction due to her overload of fake tan. Her love of bronzer apparently left her look less healthy glow and more as if she had been Tango-ed. Taking her place on his Grand National special, Abbey stood out for all the wrong reasons alongside fellow guests Rylan Clark, Kimberley Walsh, Alex Brooker, James Corden and Jonathan Ross.

She tweeted after the show that she was feeling a bit tipsy, if she had tweeted this before the show it may have explained the faking faux pas. Abby, married to footballer Peter Crouch, has often come under fire for her thin frame, which was emphasised when she arrived for filming thanks to her skinny jeans and black jacket ensemble. A picture she has put on Twitter was later removed after a deluge of comments were posted saying that she looked way too thin.

Abbey has repeatedly denied that she has any kind of eating disorder and is just lucky in that she is naturally thin. If that is the case fair enough, but the fact she often looks very drawn and unhealthy gives rise for concern. She was also recently spotted in a swanky hotel dressed to kill but looking as if she was in desperate need of a good meal and slightly worse for wear.

There have been reports that all is not well in Camp Crouch, something both Abby and her lanky husband deny vehemently, but who knows in planet celebrity. One thing is for sure however, and that is that Abby seems to have lost that spark that was so appealing, and all her fans will be hoping she can recapture it sooner rather than later.

 

 

 

Abby Clancy’s fakery goes OTT

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The word is that whilst preparing for her appearance on Alan Carr’s Chatty Man TV show, 27 year old Abbey Clancy had somewhat of a wardrobe malfunction due to her overload of fake tan. Her love of bronzer apparently left her look less healthy glow and more as if she had been Tango-ed. Taking her place on his Grand National special, Abbey stood out for all the wrong reasons alongside fellow guests Rylan Clark, Kimberley Walsh, Alex Brooker, James Corden and Jonathan Ross.

She tweeted after the show that she was feeling a bit tipsy, if she had tweeted this before the show it may have explained the faking faux pas. Abby, married to footballer Peter Crouch, has often come under fire for her thin frame, which was emphasised when she arrived for filming thanks to her skinny jeans and black jacket ensemble. A picture she has put on Twitter was later removed after a deluge of comments were posted saying that she looked way too thin.

Abbey has repeatedly denied that she has any kind of eating disorder and is just lucky in that she is naturally thin. If that is the case fair enough, but the fact she often looks very drawn and unhealthy gives rise for concern. She was also recently spotted in a swanky hotel dressed to kill but looking as if she was in desperate need of a good meal and slightly worse for wear.

There have been reports that all is not well in Camp Crouch, something both Abby and her lanky husband deny vehemently, but who knows in planet celebrity. One thing is for sure however, and that is that Abby seems to have lost that spark that was so appealing, and all her fans will be hoping she can recapture it sooner rather than later.