Real Zaragoza bought out, to be renamed Team Dubai

[boycey]

WTF is going on in the world today.

The Royal Emirates Group is set to purchase a La Liga side, thought to be Real Zaragoza, and rename them Team Dubai.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/apr/19/the-fiver-football-email

This thing is only barely mentioned in the news, but if I were spanish and a fan of Zaragoza, I'd be oxf*rd outraged!
In fact, even though I have barely ever heard of that club, I'm pissed off already that they are allowed to do that.

Imagine if some oxf*rd arabs bought out Reading and renamed the club "Team Saudi"???

unlimited marketing opps boy.

Burkhas with Urrrz 13 on the back?
Stone Island dish dash?

[soggy biscuit]

WTF is going on in the world today.

The Royal Emirates Group is set to purchase a La Liga side, thought to be Real Zaragoza, and rename them Team Dubai.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/apr/19/the-fiver-football-email

This thing is only barely mentioned in the news, but if I were spanish and a fan of Zaragoza, I'd be oxf*rd outraged!
In fact, even though I have barely ever heard of that club, I'm pissed off already that they are allowed to do that.

Imagine if some oxf*rd arabs bought out Reading and renamed the club "Team Saudi"???

All will be revealed on Thursday it seems.

Just read 2 websites about this, one said the name will stay as it is but they will somehow get 'Team Dubai' into all merchandise, on shirts etc and the other website said that Team Dubai would be one of 2 names for the club.

[Bandini]

The Rereconquista.

[who are ya?]

Hardly heard of Real Zaragoza????

[roadrunner]

WTF is going on in the world today.

The Royal Emirates Group is set to purchase a La Liga side, thought to be Real Zaragoza, and rename them Team Dubai.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/apr/19/the-fiver-football-email

This thing is only barely mentioned in the news, but if I were spanish and a fan of Zaragoza, I'd be oxf*rd outraged!
In fact, even though I have barely ever heard of that club, I'm pissed off already that they are allowed to do that.

Imagine if some oxf*rd arabs bought out Reading and renamed the club "Team Saudi"???

It would be a racists nightmare. Oh.

[Mike Hunt]

Real Zaragoza are Reading's unofficial sister club!

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=93971&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

A travesty.

[soggy biscuit]

Hardly heard of Real Zaragoza????

+1

[Silver Fox]

WTF is going on in the world today.

The Royal Emirates Group is set to purchase a La Liga side, thought to be Real Zaragoza, and rename them Team Dubai.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/apr/19/the-fiver-football-email

This thing is only barely mentioned in the news

not even in Marca and es?

[Svlad Cjelli]

I'm not sure how this could happen. The ownership model of Spanish clubs - as member-owned clubs - is meant to make this sort of thing impossible.

Is Real Zaragoza ownded in a different way to the norm?

[soggy biscuit]

I'm not sure how this could happen. The ownership model of Spanish clubs - as member-owned clubs - is meant to make this sort of thing impossible.

Is Real Zaragoza ownded in a different way to the norm?

I believed there were only 4 clubs in Spain owned by the fans?

[Svlad Cjelli]

Fair enough - a bit of research suggests that this is correct.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2011/04/20/2449323/dubai-based-consortium-buys-unidentified-spanish-club

Although this says there'll be no name change, just "Team Dubai" added to the kit.

[Row Z Royal]

Hardly heard of Real Zaragoza????

:notsureifserious

[TBM]

[readingbedding]

It is Getafe … we will announce it in a big way tomorrow.

Not Zaragoza

[Terminal Boardom]

It is Getafe … we will announce it in a big way tomorrow.

Not Zaragoza

Good job they are not scottish or the name would change to Get-tae-fuk!

[Wax Jacket]

[soggy biscuit]

It is Getafe … we will announce it in a big way tomorrow.

Not Zaragoza

I really hope they bring back the Burger King shirts!!! Best. Football. Shirt. Ever

[Super_horns]

It is Getafe … we will announce it in a big way tomorrow.

Not Zaragoza

http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dir ... sow-wp1001

[roadrunner]

It is Getafe … we will announce it in a big way tomorrow.

Not Zaragoza

http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dir ... sow-wp1001

Sheikh Butti Bin Suhail Al Maktoum

Stoopid name for a stoopid kant with a stoopid idea.

[prostak]

Classy.