Football (Soccer) Thread

[alfred russel]

I assume the Rwandan president just wanted to be able to hobnob with Arsenal execs.  Because that sounds like a spectacularly bad investment otherwise.

Whether it's a bad investment depends on how much they paid for the advertisement. Given tourism and travel makes up ~12.7% of Rwanda's GDP, promoting it seems a pretty reasonable use of money.

Apparently it was something like $40 million. Tourism in Rwanda generates ~$400 million annually.

I can't evaluate the return on investment of this, but it doesn't seem impossible it will pay off. Just the reactions the sponsorship is generating is getting press without the jerseys seeing the pitch. I'm sure the BBC will run an article at some point, "You've seen the jerseys, but is it really a good idea to visit Rwanda?"

[Valmy]

I heard Rwanda is doing great these days so maybe it would be a good trip.

[Josquius]

I wonder whether Rwanda and Uganda will try and pick up on "we are wakanda!!!" vibes

[FunkMonk]

Rwanda is the best Arsenal can do nowadays

[Liep]

Lord is out

[Duque de Bragança]

Lord is out

™ La chatte à Dédé ™ ?

Well, at least Guerrero is back for Peru. 

[Admiral Yi]

Whoever has the US WC rights is marketing them with the slogan "root for your roots." 

[alfred russel]

Whoever has the US WC rights is marketing them with the slogan "root for your roots." 

Tamas is wildly applauding his beet garden.

[Valmy]

Whoever has the US WC rights is marketing them with the slogan "root for your roots." 

What? I don't want to root for England

[The Larch]

Whoever has the US WC rights is marketing them with the slogan "root for your roots." 

What? I don't want to root for England

Root for France, you'll do it anyway. 

[celedhring]

That would have me root for France. Yuck.

[Duque de Bragança]

That would have me root for France. Yuck.

Relax, that is so far fetched. You are no Lucas Hernández.

[Josquius]

Whoever has the US WC rights is marketing them with the slogan "root for your roots." 

The sad thing is you just know someone collected over 100k for that.

My rooting is clear.
Henderson and/or Pickford are on the pitch - Berniciaaaaa!
Otherwise- Japan, Sweden, Iceland.

[dps]

I suppose I'll root for Iceland.

[Valmy]

Whoever has the US WC rights is marketing them with the slogan "root for your roots." 

What? I don't want to root for England

Root for France, you'll do it anyway. 

Of course I will