Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Imagine the windfall for Adidas
The boys at Power Line posted a photo of John Pantsil - the Ghanaian footballer who put an Israeli flag on display after Ghana scored in their game against the Czech Republic.
They also covered the reaction from the Arab news media.
I guess they've lost some Egyptian fans.
Well, if you have stock in Nike, I'd sell before this picture becomes widely known: (via Drudge)
It's a reference to the English flag. Or, more accurately, the flag of St. George. It's the one that Christians fought under during the Crusades. There was also a local ban on displaying the flag related to the World Cup.
Do you think Nike may have lost some Arab fans?
Looks like a windfall for Adidas in Arab countries.
UPDATED: That didn't take long. The only surprising thing is that it's Christian groups complaining. At least the Daily Mail gets the Crusader reference.
From the article (via Drudge): The MP for Ealing North added: 'He should go out and wear Adidas instead. It's offensive on so many different levels and extremely nasty.'
They also covered the reaction from the Arab news media.
I guess they've lost some Egyptian fans.
Well, if you have stock in Nike, I'd sell before this picture becomes widely known: (via Drudge)
It's a reference to the English flag. Or, more accurately, the flag of St. George. It's the one that Christians fought under during the Crusades. There was also a local ban on displaying the flag related to the World Cup.
Do you think Nike may have lost some Arab fans?
Looks like a windfall for Adidas in Arab countries.
UPDATED: That didn't take long. The only surprising thing is that it's Christian groups complaining. At least the Daily Mail gets the Crusader reference.
From the article (via Drudge): The MP for Ealing North added: 'He should go out and wear Adidas instead. It's offensive on so many different levels and extremely nasty.'
# posted by SMP @ 12:45 AM 
