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FC Barcelona & Qatar Foundation Part II: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup and the Dirty (Oil) Money

February 6th, 2012 1 Comment

Image: a cover page of SPORT, Spanish daily sports newspaper. (Translation: Qatar Foundation will be the sponsor of Barcelona; HIGHEST-PAID IN THE WORLD) So who’s this El Barça’s extravagant new sponsor that pours £125m (for five years) onto the jersey? The Qatar Foundation, located in Doha, Qatar, is an independent, private, non-profit, chartered organization founded in 1995. According to their website […]

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FC Barcelona & Qatar Foundation Part I: An Inconvenient Truth

January 16th, 2012 1 Comment

FC Barcelona, the unbeatable world “Football” Champion who won the most titles in past three years including the 2011 UEFA Champions League title, was renowned for their long term stance of refusing commercial shirt sponsorship. In 2006, the club announced a five year agreement with UNICEF, which includes having the UNICEF logo on their shirt. […]

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