alt Hacker NewsI always thought these corporate naming deals for stadiums were gross. I remember when Canadian stadiums had names like "The Coliseum" and "The Skydome" instead of "The Roger's Center".
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They remind me of the "Brought to You by Carl’s Jr" scenes from Idiocracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAM1rSObk4c
E-Sports teams are still the funniest here. From Shopify Black/Rebellion Gold to T1.
"BC Place" is still BC Place. It was the only World Cup venue that didn't have to hang drapes over its real name.
Wait til you see the names of the actual teams in the Japanese baseball league.
I get why they do it, but at the very least it should be "sponsor name real name", not "sponsor name generic description of arena".
Spotify Camp Nou is annoying and worse than Camp Nou, but at least there is some soul and belonging. "Spotify Arena" would have been disgusting and empty.
It always boggles my mind when fans say "so and so at the AT&T stadium"... Until a new sponsor comes in.
Lower league european football kits are my favourite, there is a team behind the ads
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