Gritt23
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It's been mentioned on the other thread, but I thought it was worthy of it's own.
If we, as fans, want FIFA to listen, FIFA to actually acknowledge that it is the FANS that matter, and at the end of the day we are the ultimate customers, then we need to show how powerful we are as a group. There is no point trying to start a campaign whereby fans do not buy tickets to the games, and the coverage is free to air, so the route has to be through the sponsors.
Boycotting the products of the FIFA sponsors is much easier as all have a convenient rival in the marketplace that you can turn to instead. It's as easy as boycotting Focus DIY back in the day.
Are the sponsors complicit in any way? Perhaps not as far as awarding tournaments, but they certainly benefit from the tax arrangements that FIFA impose on host countries. Reports are that Brazil could miss out on as much as 300bn in lost taxes as a direct result of the imposed FIFA tax regulations.
So come on then, why don't we start the campaign here. The sponsors are:
Adidas
Coca-Cola
Hyundai / Kia
Emirates
Sony
Visa
Budweiser
Castrol
Continental
Johnson & Johnson
McDonalds
Moypark / Oi / Yinglisolar
None of those are hard to avoid, all have a very convenient and attractive alternative. But most importantly, is somehow getting a message to these companies as to why they are being avoided. Post it on football message boards, social media, and demand that the sponsors force FIFA to clean up it's act.
If we, as fans, want FIFA to listen, FIFA to actually acknowledge that it is the FANS that matter, and at the end of the day we are the ultimate customers, then we need to show how powerful we are as a group. There is no point trying to start a campaign whereby fans do not buy tickets to the games, and the coverage is free to air, so the route has to be through the sponsors.
Boycotting the products of the FIFA sponsors is much easier as all have a convenient rival in the marketplace that you can turn to instead. It's as easy as boycotting Focus DIY back in the day.
Are the sponsors complicit in any way? Perhaps not as far as awarding tournaments, but they certainly benefit from the tax arrangements that FIFA impose on host countries. Reports are that Brazil could miss out on as much as 300bn in lost taxes as a direct result of the imposed FIFA tax regulations.
So come on then, why don't we start the campaign here. The sponsors are:
Adidas
Coca-Cola
Hyundai / Kia
Emirates
Sony
Visa
Budweiser
Castrol
Continental
Johnson & Johnson
McDonalds
Moypark / Oi / Yinglisolar
None of those are hard to avoid, all have a very convenient and attractive alternative. But most importantly, is somehow getting a message to these companies as to why they are being avoided. Post it on football message boards, social media, and demand that the sponsors force FIFA to clean up it's act.
300bn what ?