PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4969 posts, RR: 14 Posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2039 times:
Ok so I understand that this topic may or may not belong in non-av, but it involves liveries on aircraft.
Immediately, what comes to mind would be Emirates sponsoring Arsenal, Turkish Airlines sponsoring Barça, and recently seeing Etihad sponsoring Man City.
In America, we usually see DL or UA or US (domestically-based carriers) sponsoring baseball and American football (note I added "American" )
So, what is behind the sponsorship of these association football clubs? Is it the money that the airlines have, or the incapability of airlines like BA, BD, LH, IB, etc, of sponsoring their nation's football clubs?
Always strikes me as curious, especially seeing the hoards of middle eastern guys jammed into the student union watching Barça play even though they can't speak a lick of Catalan nor have never been there
bavair From Germany, joined Jul 2011, 104 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2020 times:
Quoting PHX787 (Thread starter):
So, what is behind the sponsorship of these association football clubs? Is it the money that the airlines have, or the incapability of airlines like BA, BD, LH, IB, etc, of sponsoring their nation's football clubs?
Always strikes me as curious, especially seeing the hoards of middle eastern guys jammed into the student union watching Barça play even though they can't speak a lick of Catalan nor have never been there
Any thoughts?
On this side of the Atlantic the European football spreads out a lot further than just Europe. Living in China its incredible how many Chinese watch the Bundesliga, Premier league and CL etc. For Emirates and the likes sponsoring European football teams really is a way of entering the market and getting free advertising around the world.
However, I wouldn't discount the European legacies from sponsoring either. LH for example is a sponsor for Bayern Munich and the German national team and I'm sure that BA, IB, AF etc. also sponsor certain clubs in their countries.
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18835 posts, RR: 54 Reply 2, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2020 times:
Quoting PHX787 (Thread starter): So, what is behind the sponsorship of these association football clubs?
Given the huge popularity of such football teams, and the large amount of viewers watching their games, sponsoring them ensures that an airline's ads - highly relevant for Emirates, for example, given its growing global reach based upon connectivity - are overtly placed and continually seen. But it's not just about football: Emirates, for example, sponsors a whole array of sports.
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
4tet From Spain, joined Sep 2007, 109 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1859 times:
Quoting PHX787 (Thread starter): Always strikes me as curious, especially seeing the hoards of middle eastern guys jammed into the student union watching Barça play even though they can't speak a lick of Catalan nor have never been there
Well, as a Catalan I'm proud that an American citizen knows the difference between us... It's really important for some of us that have that feeling!! Catalan is also the language of Andorra, I've seen some users from there, as UALWN and others...
That being said, I think sponsoring teams is one of the most 'visible' sponsorships that you can have worldwide, specially teams like Barça, Man United, City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter... etc etc..
What I can think of being as 'global' as this is F1, but probably doesn't have the same audiences as a Barça - Madrid could have...
VV701 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2005, 6626 posts, RR: 17 Reply 4, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1794 times:
Quoting bavair (Reply 1): On this side of the Atlantic the European football spreads out a lot further than just Europe. Living in China its incredible how many Chinese watch the Bundesliga, Premier league and CL etc.
And it is not just China. For example Air Asaia and Malaysian are joint sponsors of Premier team Queens Park Rangers. Their blue and white home team hooped shirts carry the Malaysian logo and titles while their red and white quartered away strip has Air Asia titles:
although obviously this aircraft was normally operational on short haul routes in South East Asia.
But sponsorship of British football teams is not limited to Middle and Far East companies. For example just as Arsenal's home ground is the Emirates Stadium and Manchester City play their home matches at the Etihad Stadium so Championship team Brighton and Hove Albion play their home matches at the American Express Community Stadium. They chose this tream as the stadium is new - opened last September - and Amex have their international markets - the world excluding the USA and Canada - operational HQ in Brighton which is just under 30 miles south of LGW.
planespotting From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3438 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1280 times:
Quoting PHX787 (Thread starter): So, what is behind the sponsorship of these association football clubs? Is it the money that the airlines have, or the incapability of airlines like BA, BD, LH, IB, etc, of sponsoring their nation's football clubs?
Europeans have many options to choose from when traveling to Asia, and Emirates/Etihad/others want a lot of visibility with those would-be passengers ... so they use their lucrative sponsorship dollars to grab a highly-visible spot with the top clubs in the top sport in Europe.
I'm really hoping for a blues-themed (and all sky blue) Premiership championship Etihad A-340.
Quoting PHX787 (Thread starter): especially seeing the hoards of middle eastern guys jammed into the student union watching Barça play even though they can't speak a lick of Catalan nor have never been there
What's your point? I like to watch Barça play (although I always root against them) but don't speak a lick of Catalan and have never been there.
I'm not sure if you meant your comment to sound so salty/racist, but who cares about the demographics/travel history of whom is rooting for whom? Be glad there are more football fans in America, which will hopefully give us more days like Sunday (when 10 Premeirship games were available on US TV channels in one morning).
PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4969 posts, RR: 14 Reply 8, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1216 times:
Quoting Pe@rson (Reply 2): But it's not just about football: Emirates, for example, sponsors a whole array of sports.
What other teams to Emirates support?
Quoting planespotting (Reply 6): I'm not sure if you meant your comment to sound so salty/racist, but who cares about the demographics/travel history of whom is rooting for whom?
Well it's for this reason: (and mind you, it's a little off-topic)
Quoting 4tet (Reply 3): Well, as a Catalan I'm proud that an American citizen knows the difference between us... It's really important for some of us that have that feeling!!
I've been to Barcelona and I can tell that a lot of them get irritated when people equate them to Spain. I have a t-shirt that says "Catalonia is NOT Spain!"
So when I hear those guys come up to me and say "Oh, I wanna go to Spain too to watch Barcelona play! Then we will go to Madrid and drink!" (which has happened more than you'd think) It irritates me too.... I tend to get annoyed at people who follow something for popularity means and not for the history behind it.
Dano1977 From British Indian Ocean Territory, joined Jun 2008, 408 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1204 times:
For Etihad sponsoring Manchester City its pretty easy.
Manchester City is owned by His Highness Sheikh Mansour, Who's half brother is His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, chairman of Etihad, who's father was the late emir of Abu Dhabi.
It's not just the name on a plane. The stadium now is called "The Etihad Stadium" and main shirt sponsorship is too in a deal totaling £400million over a certain amount of years.
Some people believe, the total amount of the sponsorship is to circumvent UEFA's financial fair play rules which will limit how much clubs can spend on transfer fee's and wages.
Children should only be allowed on aircraft if 1. Muzzled and heavily sedated 2. Go as freight
iFlyLOTs From United States of America, joined Apr 2012, 380 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1160 times:
Quoting PHX787 (Reply 8): What other teams to Emirates support?
They have sponsored Rugby, FIFA as a whole, tennis, horse racing, cricket, golf, sailing, and Australian rules football. At one point didn't they also support an F1 team?
speedbird217 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2012, 319 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1097 times:
American does not only sponsor American Football. They also sponsor Soccer. Went to a DC United game last year, worst soccer game of my life, if I may add that information.
Interesting to add that Volkswagen is their main sponsor, so obviously you have this international sponsor-stuff in the US too.
PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4969 posts, RR: 14 Reply 16, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 1060 times:
Quoting GrahamHill (Reply 13): And I'm proud to see an American using the correct term for the sport
Not ALL Americans are ignorant
Quoting speedbird217 (Reply 11): Interesting to add that Volkswagen is their main sponsor, so obviously you have this international sponsor-stuff in the US too.
Well I think that VW has a lot of presence here in America. They have a few factories, etc, here, and they're one of the top car companies I think.
Quoting alberchico (Reply 14): Imagine going to a pro soccer game in the NY metro area and seeing this crap:
They sponsored NASCAR for a while too, the #83 and #84 cars. Kinda pathetic.
Quoting whappeh (Reply 15): Football is getting big in the US!
Ever since Landon Donovan made that goal in the world cup and everybody's curiosity with the vuvuzela I think that's when association football finally hit the shores of the USA
whappeh From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 1560 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 1053 times:
There is that great video showing US fan reaction all around the world at the time of Landycake's goal vs. Algeria. When I want to prove to people that the US is, in fact, a footballing nation I show that video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbn3rOPmR9w
Its just so great to see, I've been a LONG time fan of the game... fan of Arsenal since the early 90s, and I'm actually having a bit of an identity crisis, largely because I never had a HOME TOWN team to root for, Arsenal has always been my love... but I'm moving to Seattle and I REALLY want to get involved with the Sounders... but I can't walk away from 20 years of Arsenal.
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