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philippeauclair.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Shameful from Arsenal FC.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/15/arsenal-accused-of-snub-to-drc-minister-over-bloodstained-visit-rwanda-deal

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spencerlane.bsky.social•4 days ago

Do better, Arsenal.

rudeeru.bsky.social•6 days ago

Love the players, HATE the business

ne-na-4asi.bsky.social•5 days ago

players love the business

drjimmyp.bsky.social•6 days ago

Indeed, and not to get into whataboutery or a sh*toff but the heavy involvement with the UAE is also as bad if not worse than this. But no-one talks about that because "Dubai" and an elite airline ...

bergkamp68.bsky.social•6 days ago

That deal never sat right did it? Shameful deal and a piss poor response.

mojumi.bsky.social•6 days ago

What about all those celebrity Arsenal fans? Like - you know - the Prime Minister? Jeremy Corbyn? Diane Abbott?

bassdog61.bsky.social•5 days ago

What about that?

mojumi.bsky.social•5 days ago

Just wondering why they aren’t making their feelings known.

13411fahad.bsky.social•5 days ago

There’s this other guy too; I hear he’s pretty high up in govt.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jw193ydw6o.amp

mojumi.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yes, he's the PM. I mentioned him in the post.

13411fahad.bsky.social•5 days ago

Right, missed it!

richardmills18.bsky.social•5 days ago

The previous #Conservative Government reassured us all that #Rwanda was a 'safe country', even persuading the Supreme Court of this. The current bloodshed and chaos is clearly a hoax and an example of woke 'fake news'? #Arsenal quite right to ignore it.

glabrouspate.bsky.social•6 days ago

Other than not wishing to upset a sponsor, Why?
I always thought that The Arsenal was above such behaviour.
I was very surprised we accepted the sponsorship even if it is not (directly) with the Rwandan government.

jjparle.bsky.social•6 days ago

Isn’t the PM a massive Arsenal fan, hence the sponsorship

caln19.bsky.social•6 days ago

It’s nothing to do with him; it’s at least two years old when he only became PM last summer

mk-el.bsky.social•6 days ago

Think they mean Paul Kagame...

caln19.bsky.social•6 days ago

D’oh, of course! Yes that makes much more sense; Kagame is indeed an Arsenal fan.

I was thinking of Sunak having a go at Starmer in parliament about it.

jjparle.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yes sorry I should have been more clear

bassdog61.bsky.social•5 days ago

Huh? How did you tie those two unrelated things together? What a sleuth!

northbankpod.bsky.social•4 days ago

Definitely want to discuss this during our record this evening. Yes, there will be legal implications regarding the sponsorship contract, but it seems like such an easy PR win. Let alone the club setting out their stall regarding where they sit ethically.

djwcarter.bsky.social•4 days ago

With the highly publicised human rights atrocities it has had in the past (then throw the Tories plan into the mix) I always found the sponsorship deal a fucking odd one, a massive PR fumble as it was always going to ensure the club's named would be linked to ongoing issues.

djwcarter.bsky.social•4 days ago

It was probably Rwanda's pale and unsuccessful attempt at a bit of usually incredibly successful act of sportswashing. I am, of course, sounding off here before reading the article, which I will do.

hubinos.bsky.social•6 days ago

Some form of protest is required from the fans. I know people all don't have the money but something like throwing their shirts onto the pitch. Surely, this can't go on.

iaindowie.bsky.social•6 days ago

sadly very unlikely when most fans won't even protest about the ongoing inclusion of a certain midfielder.

michaelmccarthy92.bsky.social•6 days ago

Also unlikely because there's been little noise about the other more high profile problematic sponsorship.

hubinos.bsky.social•6 days ago

I get what you're saying but I'd argue this is a lot bigger than that.

gazzagooner.bsky.social•6 days ago

I’d argue that KO times, movement of matches and the general treatment of away fans by PL is a bigger issue for many than this (be that right or wrong) and we can’t get everyone to agree on a way to stop that!

sojourn42.bsky.social•5 days ago

Rwanda ... Rwanda ... isn't that the place that had a dang nasty genocide and war crimes piled on top of crimes against humanity ... that Rwanda?

andypedersen.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes, that Rwanda…

andypedersen.bsky.social•2 days ago

Shameful is only the beginning of it…

thepeoplesgame.com•5 days ago

Football’s problem goes beyond Arsenal—it's a broken system. Clubs take money from unethical sources, & the EPL enables it. Stricter vetting won’t fix this; we need to start again. From state-backed ownerships to shady sponsors, the game is lost to profit. Reform isn’t enough—football needs a reset.

andreroyo.bsky.social•5 days ago

Ethics are generally not much of a concern in our timeline; the political landscape is devoid of any real morality and companies with - no other agenda than greed and power - are ever more influential

bravebern.bsky.social•5 days ago

Shameful was taking the money in the first case. FC Barcelona & Arsenal are wrong to take sponsorship money from Rwanda.

andronimo73.bsky.social•5 days ago

You’re wrong. Barça is not sponsorized for Rwanda

bravebern.bsky.social•5 days ago

I might be I thought I saw it the back of training kit so Bayern & PSG but there are talks of sponsorship with Barca

andronimo73.bsky.social•5 days ago

I don’t think so, but…

contraryleafstorm.bsky.social•5 days ago

They took the money before Rwanda invaded the DRC. Arsenal can argue that the invasion violated their contract and is now a PR disaster.

isogsargent.bsky.social•6 days ago

The DRC is an evil criminal empire that slaughters its own citizens.

vallas-vinyl.bsky.social•6 days ago

A classless club

jhurt18.bsky.social•3 days ago

So damning ! Do the right thing Arsenal!

dcs61.bsky.social•4 days ago

It would be disgraceful for Arsenal FC to continue to sport the ‘Visit Rwanda’ logo. Shameful.

redtedflanagan.bsky.social•5 days ago

Poor form

bassdog61.bsky.social•5 days ago

They’re not the only team promoting Rwanda and all have to end this sponsorship now! None have taken action yet.

mazzerooni.bsky.social•6 days ago

Been saying it since they announced it - shame on us for this kind of ‘deal’

kinky-green-fecker.bsky.social•6 days ago

Remember when the Fecking Tories stating how Rwanda was a safe country ¡

nyisblue.nyc•6 days ago

Yeah, but everyone expects Tories to lie.

therealjlacy.bsky.social•6 days ago

It’s not surprising. It’s not like these clubs with these deals don’t know what they are getting into. They just don’t care. They can bury their heads in the sand to a problem thousands of miles away and pretend it doesn’t exist, and check their bank account at the same time

markheath1.bsky.social•6 days ago

This sponsorship has taken top spot over Piers Morgan in the “things I hate about my club” list

mattdowney.bsky.social•5 days ago

What about un-named footballer, 30?

hailyourselffc.bsky.social•5 days ago

@arsenalfc.bsky.social

annehazell.bsky.social•6 days ago

Arsenal's owner, Stan Kroenke, doesn't care about things like this. Visit Rwanda is a revenue stream, and I doubt he's inclined to shut off the tap.

bassdog61.bsky.social•5 days ago

They could easily find another sponsor. So I don’t get why not.

13411fahad.bsky.social•5 days ago

Sportswashing Concordia Crescit

glenncummings.bsky.social•6 days ago

Just another example in a series of decisions by the club that don’t reflect the values of the fans.

mojumi.bsky.social•6 days ago

I'm not sure what "elite-level" football, from FIFA on down, does that reflects the values of the fans.

seagull-67.bsky.social•5 days ago

Just typical gooners!

ruelfox.bsky.social•6 days ago

No dog in the North London football fight as cursed to be a canaries fan but have always had a grudging respect for all things Arsenal. Nick Hornby , Wenger , Henry , stroller Graham , *that* back four. Long story short - I’m a Spurs man now.

bassdog61.bsky.social•5 days ago

That last part is sad.

girasoles-lady.bsky.social•6 days ago

money. that’s all it is. After a recent experience with ticketing I am no longer interested in football. It has left me well out of pocket and seriously hacked off with club ticketing too.

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