International Football - FAT players get free burgers

Reuters - Wed, 04 Nov 10:45:00 2009

Thailand's top players will feast on free burgers as part of a three-year sponsorship deal with American fast food giant McDonald's.

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McDonald's will provide 25 million baht (£452,617) for the Football Association of Thailand and will offer five million baht in products in exchange for shirt sponsorship for the next three years, starting this month.

"This will be a great help towards our efforts to reach the 2014 World Cup finals," FAT president Worawi Makudi told Reuters.

"This funding will help develop our game, especially youth football, and all the players, junior and senior, will get to enjoy the food too," he added.

Thailand's national team, which is currently 110th in the FIFA rankings, signed a five-year kit sponsorship deal with US sports giant Nike in 2007 for an undisclosed figure.

The team has never qualified for the World Cup finals and is now being coached by former England and Manchester United captain Bryan Robson.

Reuters

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  1. Did McDonald better than Burger king?
    Yes(thumbs up)­
    No(thumbs down)

    From Kah Wai, on Thu 5 Nov 4:10PM

  2. How is a super fat football team going to be able to­ play competitive football, McDonald's has got to be­ the last sponsor for a physical activity, bad health­ through obesity is just not sports orientated.

    From Michael, on Thu 5 Nov 1:27PM

  3. Andrew from Kent UK why would anyone wab=nt to chat­ with you? you sound like a @#$%

    From Deep Sea Diver, on Thu 5 Nov 1:24PM

  4. Daniel Smith great stuff and lets hope you and your­ family all die happy and very very young!

    From Deep Sea Diver, on Thu 5 Nov 1:20PM

  5. eat macdonalds? burger off!!!

    From P&J, on Thu 5 Nov 1:07PM

  6. Best way to beat the opposing team Supper size it.
    Best­ way to beat ordinary people sell things by quantity­ compaired to imperial compaired to metric weights. Its­ a shame that the metrification board was abolished­ before it completed its job.
    Best way to beat political­ opposition, such as the 450 year old Lewes bonfire­ where cardianals, popes, presidents, and priministers­ are burnt, get the local council to endorse it.
    Best­ way to beat Afganistan impose our style democracy. Will­ do for them what Alexander the Great through to USSR­ never managed.

    I can't post my website with more­ chat but search my name you should find it.

    From Andrew from Kent UK, on Thu 5 Nov 12:59PM

  7. Oh god Mcdonalds is disgusting I wouldn't even eat­ there if it was the last bit of food on earth. Guess­ Thailand really need Mcdonalds to get into the World­ Cup but I doubt that will happen if they're forever­ eating their free Mcdonalds.

    From melissaburt, on Thu 5 Nov 11:31AM

  8. Soon they'll be so bored of Big Macs, they'll­ use them as footballs!

    From Ami, on Thu 5 Nov 11:11AM

  9. Thailand are serious about making the 2014 world cup? I­ have seen them play and the last thing they need is­ free McDonalds! Mr Robson sort it out I know English­ managers were decades behind the whole continental­ dieting regime brought in by forgien managers but the­ late great Brian Clough could have spotted something­ wrong here haha Its like the Thai football association­ is run by three blonde hairdressers from Essex no wait­ they no not to eat McDonalds ha ha

    From ross, on Thu 5 Nov 11:01AM

  10. stewert b

    there are already mac donalds in some nhs­ hospitals.

    From jasmine, on Thu 5 Nov 9:51AM

  11. In next few years if the new FAT unfit players stand­ across the goals no ball will get past... What a­ cunning plan.
    Perhaps the rubbish burger and co will­ now sponsor the English Sporting games. As most people­ encorage their kids to visit these fantastic "­ restrurants" This will bring more children into­ sport. Perhaps the future world champs at darts and­ bowling. Why can't fishing become a sport to­ improve our fitness, its outside and burgers can be­ eaten as you fish.
    What next... We will be opening a­ big Mac at NHS hospitals!!........but perhaps thats­ already happened?

    From Stewart B, on Thu 5 Nov 8:58AM

  12. I thought news were for news.
    THIS IS AN ADVERT.
    I am­ a sport man and would never eat McDonalds, NOT EVEN­ ONCE A YEAR.
    My body needs food, not McDonald's­ slow poisoning cheap nasty fried food.
    Yours sincerely,

    From deniscarbonaro, on Thu 5 Nov 8:19AM
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    hehehe...wonder if they are going to pay him or do what­ they did with Reid....ohh okay miistter yeah we pay you­ no probwem -- how you like to be paid bank transfer­ from taksin's frozen assets?

    From Dom T, on Thu 5 Nov 3:27AM

  14. I wonder how much higher Thailand would be in the world­ rankings if their population stopped buying Manchester­ united shirts and put the money into their local­ football clubs instead!!!

    From Matthew S, on Thu 5 Nov 2:13AM

  15. Has anybody else noticed that the football association­ initials spell FAT quite apt sponsorship deal. Is the­ new captain gonna be a certain Mr Rooney?

    From keithdaltry843, on Thu 5 Nov 12:51AM

  16. "The team has never qualified for the World Cup­ finals and is now being coached by former England and­ Manchester United captain Bryan Robson"

    haha

    From Ian, on Wed 4 Nov 7:54PM
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    so fukin wot

    From andrew b, on Wed 4 Nov 7:36PM
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    so fukin wot

    From andrew b, on Wed 4 Nov 7:22PM
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    I think the reality of the situation is..... Other than­ Thailands Transexual, Transgender, Homosexual, etc...­ problem. Both Mc Donalds and that football team need­ more regognition; yet neither of them are going to get­ that, so MC Donadls are trying to advertise through­ that team and that Team are trying to be known through­ Mc Donalds. basically they both need each other lol.­ The free food sounds nice though!

    From simanda2005, on Wed 4 Nov 7:03PM

  20. "This will be a great help towards our efforts to­ reach the 2014 World Cup finals," FAT president­ Worawi Makudi told Reuters.

    LOL..."FAT"! is­ that because he eats too many big macs, or is it really­ the Thailand FA. How appropriate

    From Strail, on Wed 4 Nov 6:58PM
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