Nah, you're right. It's good as long as it's cold.I’ll go agains the grain here , I actually still quite enjoy a Coca Cola , full fat , especially from the wee glass bottles . Does this make me a bad person
Well I'll never get that minute of my life back.
Because they have paid to have their product promoted not removed from sightThen why are Coca-Cola unhappy about it?
I think for a company that when billions are lost on the stock Exchange that’s generally considered bad news.I like Ronaldo. I like Coca-Cola. However, a bottle of Coke sitting in front of Ronaldo isn't going to make me drink it, nor would him removing it stop me drinking it. Are people really so easily influenced? Coca-Cola have had publicity beyond their wildest dreams and as the old saying goes, there's no such thing as bad publicity.
Don’t be ridiculousWhat if you are a player sponsored by Pepsi and you turn up with bottles of Coke sat there - could breach your contract....
What has this got to do with the rest of your post?
West or East doesnt matter the world isn't countries its companiesGood. Bunch of fuking snow flakes!
These are competition sponsors. We live in the west remember, not the middle East.
It’s not about coverage, it’s about the message.
Ronaldo appears at a press conference telling the world not to drink Coca-Cola.
There’s impressionable kids around the world who idolise him who now think it’s uncool to drink it.
That’s why they’re raging.
I wonder how UEFA would respond if they fined a player for moving a bottle of coke and the player replied “I can’t justify a company that uses slave labor in China to produce their product”
You also aren't getting the money for advertising it!!The sponsors will be on at them I’d imagine. Just do the interview with the drink sitting, you aren’t getting forced to drink it
Well that’s definitely an issue for Ronaldo given Nike’s involvement in China’s Uighur slave laborMaybe ask him where his football boots had been made?
You also aren't getting the money for advertising it!!
Really? Thanks for the sarcasm. For perspective, the billions they 'lost' equates to around 2%. Company value dropped from $242b to $237b. It's currently still very close to a 52 week high and up almost 8% in the past 3 months. They've already recovered 0.5% (over $1b) of the 'loss'. Wouldnt be surprised to see them recover it all, if not more, within a week.I think for a company that when billions are lost on the stock Exchange that’s generally considered bad news.
I watched all the 74 World Cup and until I read your post I had never known that.Reminds me of Cruyff in the 74 World Cup who had a problem with Adidas and had only 2 stripes on his strip
Probably more his own sponsor (Puma) who had the problem what with the familial love shared by the 2 Dassler brothers!Reminds me of Cruyff in the 74 World Cup who had a problem with Adidas and had only 2 stripes on his strip
Hahaha. What are you on about man?Good. Bunch of fuking snow flakes!
These are competition sponsors. We live in the west remember, not the middle East.
If your white spend your money elsewhere, they hate whites. Google it, truly racist disgusting companyI’ll go agains the grain here , I actually still quite enjoy a Coca Cola , full fat , especially from the wee glass bottles . Does this make me a bad person
Great point.Compare and contrast how quickly they moved to deal with sponsor issues versus the time it takes them to deal with racist incidents
Players need to grow up.Grow up Uefa!
They would probably point to his boot deal and call him a hypocrite.I wonder how UEFA would respond if they fined a player for moving a bottle of coke and the player replied “I can’t justify a company that uses slave labor in China to produce their product”
To the point where he had one of Adidas’s stripes removed from his Netherlands shirt.His problem with Adidas was that he was sponsored by Puma.
UEFA are cuunts.Grow up Uefa!
I would've had more respect for him if he'd banged it on the edge of the table to open it.The Russia boss knows the score
I suspect the motivating factor behind Ronaldo removing the Coke bottles may not have been any great crusade against the dangers of excessively sugary drinks or the evils of global corporatism so much as it was simply that he was unhappy at having his own image associated with a product that weren’t personally paying him for the privilege.Their morality is absolutely nonsense. Guys like Ronaldo and Pogba get paid millions sponsoring all kinds of things throughout their career, I’m pretty sure if they study them all then there will be loads that could be classed as dubious in their practices.
At the end of the day, companies, clubs, tournaments, etc all need sponsors and they pay good money to have their products advertised.
Will these players have similar issues with their own club sponsors?? Something tells me not.
It's a poison, Ronaldo is correct.It’s not about coverage, it’s about the message.
Ronaldo appears at a press conference telling the world not to drink Coca-Cola.
There’s impressionable kids around the world who idolise him who now think it’s uncool to drink it.
That’s why they’re raging.
What a lot of shite. Whether you hate uefa or not these companies are paying money to advertise their products and the players should respect that. How can a player be so pathetic that they have an issue with a drink? If you don’t like it have a drink of something else before you sit down. They are all happy to take sponsors money, fecking pussy chancersAs the OP says, the players should just refuse to do the press conferences if they are forced to advertise products they have an issue with. That will soon see the end of this stupidity of placing bottles in front of them.
Stick to the sponsor board behind them.
I hope soUefa warns of fines for moving bottles
Uefa warns teams at Euro 2020 that they could face fines if their players move drinks provided by sponsors at news conferences, as Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba have done in recent days.www.bbc.co.uk
Surely the players will just refuse to engage in said press conferences?
Compare and contrast how quickly they moved to deal with sponsor issues versus the time it takes them to deal with racist incidents