erm, im jus wondering. why dont barca kits have like sponsor names like man u has vodafone and stuff? they too rich or smthg?

thats a good question what other teams arent sponsored besides Barca?

hmm..one more wud be. i think. I THINK. basel.

Basel is sponsored by a company called "Novartis." In fact, while playing in their league, they actually have several sponsors, including Pirelli, which they put on the back of the shirt.


As far as Barcelona is concerned, I believe they just don't want to have their name associated with any company. There was talk of them taking on a shirt sponsor (the Beijing Olympics) recently, but it was stopped amid uproar from the supporters. I also believe their Catalan counterparts, Athletic Bilbao do not have a shirt sponsor. Pictured here:
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Away from Europe, I know that Chivas de Guadelajara, Chivas USA, and Deportivo Saprissa do not have shirt sponsors, and they are owned by the same person.

becouse the fans dont want any to be on the kits. barca is proud of that

yes, barca is proud of that .... its another thing that makes barca unique

yes, barca is proud of that .... its another thing that makes barca unique

dude i didn't know johnny depp played for villareal (really jose mari) haha

Barca owners and players and supports would probably see it as somewhat of a disgrace, to discontinue their tradition. Most don't even like the Nike swoosh on the kit.

TV3's patch this year is really the firs sponsor, and that's only a patch.

wow. thats cool. geez. not polluted by commercial influence and everything. so unlike their spanish rivals at the bernabeu. the shirt sellers.

thanks!

barca. pure footballing.

it was the same with real many times ago

but they needed money ... so the took a sponsor

hope this wont happen to barca

[size=4]i cant imagine barca wiv a sponser i rekon they will b sponser less for years 2 come

so basically..they...DONT have a sponsor at all!?

They do have sponsors, but they just decide not to put any on their kits.

They do have TV3, but they only get a patch.

Barcelona season tickets holders agreed with the board and now, they can sponsor the shirts. It's just a matter of time before they put an ad on their shirt, they've just have to wait for the right offer.

In my opinion it doesn't matter if the sponsor is bigger or smaller. As long you are wearing Kappa's logo or Nike's swoosh, you are selling your jersey.

Athletic Club used a sponsor for some UEFA Cup games.

Here you go;

http://www.soccerpulse.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=282

Sponsorship

Barça are also known for their relentless refusal to allow sponsor logos on their football shirts. This is due to the fact that Barça is seen as a symbol of Catalonia, and any offer of sponsorship of "intrusive nature" is usually to be turned down. Even their kit manufacturer, Nike's swoosh was controversial. However since 2005 Barça have accepted to yeld the logo of TV3 (the main Catalan TV channel and also a symbol of Catalonia) on the left arm, leaving, for the moment the fact that no sponsor will cover the body of Barça's football shirt, although media are speculating about contracts being closed lately. In recent weeks, it has been widely reported (though officially denied) that Barça are close to making a deal with the organizing committee for the 2008 Summer Olympics to place the Beijing Olympic logo on their football shirts. The proposed deal would run through 2010; after the 2008 Olympics, Barça shirts would bear the logo for the 2010 Asian Games, slated for Guangzhou. This deal has officially been scrapped and further rumours have proved to be false so far.



Athletic Bilbao, Catalan?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_Bilbao

Athletic Club de Bilbao is a Basque football club from Bilbao in Vizcaya. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since 1928. Of the founding members, only Athletic, Real Madrid, and FC Barcelona have never been relegated. Athletic are Spain's fourth most successful club, after the above two and Atletico Madrid. Athletic has won the Copa del Rey 23 times.

The club is known worldwide for its cantera policy. Since 1912 the club has only used Basque players. This has gained Athletic both admirers and critics. The club has been praised for promoting home grown players and club loyalty, while other clubs recruit foreign mercenaries. Critics however see the cantera policy as xenophobic, anti-Spanish and exclusivist and cite the cases of Jesus María Pereda, Miguel Jones and Benjamín. Basques, however, do not see it as a no-foreigners policy but as a pro-Basque policy and argue that the recruitment of Biurrun and Bixente Lizarazu are evidence that the club is far from xenophobic. They also cite the club's British origins, the use of Athletic in their name and the regular employment of foreign coaches as further proof that the club is far from parochial.

They're so Basque it's almost not funny Just a joke of course, I admire their policy, personally.

Athletico madrid are funny with sponsors.
Im not sure about this season but last season they were sponsored by universal or some movie maker like that. They had a different sponsor whenever a new film came out. You will see pictures of the same template but with 'hell boy' on one week and another film the next week.

Crazy

chievo have been the same the past couple of years with movie logos as remember they had terminator 3 one month, bad boys II the next etc. they only did it for the first 3 months of the 03/04, 04/05 seasons and then went back to the paluani logo for the rest of the season!!!