Funniest Football Jersey Shirt Sponsorship Deals of All-Time
G'day tribe. Today I'm writing about the funniest football jersey sponsorship deals of all-time. I'm sure it's going to get a laugh or two out of you! Enjoy.
14. Lyon - Le69
One of the funniest football jersey sponsorship deals was the partnership between Lyon and le69. Le69 was a classified ads section in the local paper with 69 being the region number for Lyon. Did they have to print the 69 so big?
Mick McCarthy lining out (back row, far right) at Lyon giving that deathly stare #Le69 pic.twitter.com/ffg0CAzul8
— Irish Football Pics (@irish_pics) April 13, 2021
13. Atletico Madrid - Columbia Pictures
You can probably tell that Atletico Madrid's jersey sponsorship with Columbia Pictures was a desperate money grab for a club that was struggling financially at the time. From Spiderman, to Bad Boys 2 and even White Chicks, there weren't any limits to the god awful jersey designsalways happy 2 learn that Athletico Madrid were sponsored by Columbia Pictures for a season, featuring a revolving door of minted shirts pic.twitter.com/DXHNpEudP6
— catholic goth (@antibloom) April 18, 2018
12. Hull - Flamingo Land
Hull City's jersey sponsorship deal with Flamingo Land certainly grabbed people's attention. It's an anticlimax for fans when a Google search reveals its just your average zoo and theme park in Hull.Can we all appreciate and share some light hearted banter at the fact that Hull City are sponsored by Flamingo Land? pic.twitter.com/fgDzUhFGVu
— Billy Dunmore (@Dunmoreorless) July 18, 2016
11. West Brom - No Smoking
It was common for football fans to smoke in stadiums during the 80's. West Brom banned it at the Hawthorns in 1984 which coincided with a public service sponsorship deal with West Midlands Health Authority, serving as a reminder for fans not to smoke inside the stadium.One of the more unusual sponsorship deals of the 80s was the one between West Brom & the West Midlands Health Authority who opted to promote their 'no smoking' campaign on the shirts.#wba #westbrom #westbromwichalbion #wbakit #wbashirt #footballshirtsponsor #umbro pic.twitter.com/0f3tnI8uRw
— John Devlin (@TrueColoursKits) July 27, 2021
10. Portsmouth - TY
The Portsmouth deal with TY, the makers of Beanie Babies, was an odd relationship and made for a funny jersey sponsorship deal. It's not the sort of deal that would strike fear in the hearts of opposing teams.Portsmouth had the plush toy company TY (Beanie Babies) as their sponsor in late 90's/early 00's. The advert was actual fuzzy cotton plush material! pic.twitter.com/k1DbvYjCrt
— Snax Scherzer (@TezzaCFS) October 6, 2019
9. Getafe - Burger King
You'd be forgiven for thinking Getafe players were making fast food burgers for a living. The Spanish club signed a shirt sponsorship deal with Burger King in 2009 and 10 years later, English club Stevenage did the same too.Very happy to see that Burger King are making a comeback in the shirt sponsorship game, adorning the new @StevenageFC kits.
Fond memories of their time with @GetafeCF. pic.twitter.com/MUxPkukF3Q — Phil Delves (@phildelves) July 2, 2019
8. Fulham - Pizza Hut
Louis Saha and Co looked more like pizza delivery drivers than professional footballers with the Pizza Hut logo across the shirt front. Nevertheless it's still a cool jersey and one of the funniest football sponsorship deals of all-time.Louis Saha wearing Fulham’s iconic 2001/02 Pizza Hut sponsored shirt. 🍕 pic.twitter.com/1KI6Wa7vlz
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) July 3, 2020
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Lol. You did certainly leave the most amusing last.
Can't wait to see the more hilarious ones. :)
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These jerseys are truely funny but I think the funniest are yet to come. It is a bumemr that I could not see them in the article but had to clikc the link. Is it just for me like that or does anybody else has the same problem?
Interesting topic yet again. Please add twitter sources next time as I know they will ask when going for extra curation.
Will do thanks mate