02 Jan 2018 19:58:35
Hey Eds,

Quick question (not about couthino, just generally) sorry if this isn't where I should post also since it's more general and not LFC related.

With the Phil/ Nike error I started thinking, in the United States the NCAA has been getting into trouble in regards to shoe companies unfairly giving incentives to athletes and schools to attract players. For instance if a kid grows up playing on a Nike AAU team they are more likely to go to a Nike school to play college and than wear Nike shoes in the pros. My question is in footy do these apparel companies play any part in persuading/ incentivising players to go to specific teams, do players take that into any account, and is there anything illegal specifically to keep companies like Nike from paying certain players bonuses to play in a team that wears their gear? I ask not because of phil ( he wants to leave and to me that's where it ends) but I do think that having apperal companies dictating or compensating players to move to certain clubs, of which you assume most are larger clubs, gives an unfair advantage to those teams without any real financial contribution coming from them. Essentially if PSG and Lyon were both recruiting a young star and would offer the same wages, but a company like Nike is also offering that player a bonus to sign with PSG as they are thier kit sponsers to me that is an unfair and unnecessary advantage.


Thanks,
Elrobbenino.

{Ed002's Note - NCAA is a not for profit organisation dealing with amateurs. There is no comparison. I have already answered about influence. Search in Messi.}

1.) 02 Jan 2018
02 Jan 2018 23:25:43
Thanks Ed, I'll give it a search, wasn't sure the correct key word for that so thanks for Messi!

Happy New year as well.