HL always get ketch. It is obvious Boxhill nonperformance at the presidential throne plus not playing regularly is affecting our ranking right now. I would not sweat the ranking since the boyz have some games coming up and the stage is been set to put a strong team on the field, the damage is already done by boyzkill.

As for Guatemala they played agaisnt second string US and Mexican team's. I am sure Jamaica would have won those games. I guess the gold cup appearance had a lot of weighting but it is only before the Boyz rise.


Metro wah you a blame Warner fa?

reddevil how do you rate Guatemala going into
Group 1, ?

Nike signs 7-year deal with AIFF


New Delhi, February 27, 2006
After dressing some of the best teams in the world such as Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United States and South Korea, global sports goods giant Nike has now set its sights on the Indian football team.

The American company signed a seven-year deal as the official kit sponsor with the All-India Football Federation today after signing a similar contract with the Indian Cricket Board last month.

The agreement comes after the AIFF clinched a 10-year television rights deal with Zee Sports worth Rs 273 crore last year.

As per the contract, Nike will supply apparel, footwear and equipment to various national football teams. The agreement covers the senior men and women’s sides and age-specific teams in the under-16 and under-20 category.

“The new partnership with Nike will bring in cutting edge innovation in apparel and footwear to our players, which we believe will enhance their on-field performance,” AIFF president Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi said at the launch.

However, the deal amount was not disclosed by either party saying “details were still being worked out.” Nike also dresses top European clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal, Barcelona, Juventus and Inter Milan, but the company has no such plans in India as of now.

“We have just started our association with the AIFF and have not thought about similar deals with Indian clubs,” Sanjay Mehra, General Manager of Nike India, said.

As part of the deal, the multinational will also undertake marketing and promotional activities at the grassroots level and merchandise replicas of the Indian team jerseys. — PTI

HERE IS A BRAIN TEASER

Please refer to FIFA SPANKINGS below....

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/rankin...1&tm=11&ty=2002

If I am not mistaken, the Reggaeboyz have been without a kit sponsor for about 2 years (since 2006???).
Now, can some one pleeeaaaaaaasssssseeeee explain to me how India was able to sign with Nike in 2006 when the Boyz (RANKED # 43 at the time) could not even sign with Crimson Dawn?

India inked their 7 year deal with NIKE in February of 2006, when they were ranked at # 118.......what is wrong rong with this picture? India is now # 151!!!

[color:#3333FF] THE BEST RANKING THAT INDIA HAS EVER HAD WAS......ding ding ding....[b]94........WOW!!!!

Potential sales to 1.2 Billion people makes much better business sense than 2.7 million people. Plus Indian sweat shops can produce these for pennies on the dollar.

Our product is not Jamaica, but the Reggaeboyz from Jamaica and their football worth...so the company looking to spend on that product must see a vast ROI.

Nike would go with India for 2 reasons, size of market and production opportunities. With the Jamaica reggaeboyz brand what would be their reasons?

We should not cloud our thoughts with the fact that our music is loved and Jamaica is well known...No, we should consider that football fans buy football jerseys and the size of the market for our jerseys has diminished, hence the difficulty in landing kit deals for the past 2 years....