northstar
28-08-2003, 02:35:PM
Nike give Juventus shirt shrift
Juventus will be unable to sell replicas of their Champions League jersey this season thanks
to their sponsorship deal with a Libyan oil company.
The Italian champions' shirts for Europe's premier club competition and for the Italian Cup feature the logo of
Libyan-owned Tamoil.
But American sportswear manufacturers Nike say they cannot produce shirts featuring the company's logo due to U.S. sanctions against the African country.
'Nike Inc. cannot produce, distribute or sell Juventus Football Club uniforms with the Tamoil logo on it, because Tamoil is listed as a prohibited entity in the sanctions regulations,' said Charlie Brooks, spokesman for Nike in Europe.
The new Nike Juve kit for the domestic Serie A championship, featuring a return to traditional narrow stripes and white shorts, is available as it is sponsored by an Italian company Fastweb.
Juve wore Tamoil sponsored shirts in last year's Champions League, in which they finished as losing finalists, but as those shirts were produced by Italian company Lotto, the sanctions did not have an impact.
Since 1986 U.S. citizens and companies have had trade and commerce with Libya restricted by sanctions.
Al-Saadi Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is a member of Juve's board and the Libyan company LAFICO has a 7.5 percent share in the Turin club.
source: Soccernet.com
Damn USA government :p ;)
Juventus will be unable to sell replicas of their Champions League jersey this season thanks
to their sponsorship deal with a Libyan oil company.
The Italian champions' shirts for Europe's premier club competition and for the Italian Cup feature the logo of
Libyan-owned Tamoil.
But American sportswear manufacturers Nike say they cannot produce shirts featuring the company's logo due to U.S. sanctions against the African country.
'Nike Inc. cannot produce, distribute or sell Juventus Football Club uniforms with the Tamoil logo on it, because Tamoil is listed as a prohibited entity in the sanctions regulations,' said Charlie Brooks, spokesman for Nike in Europe.
The new Nike Juve kit for the domestic Serie A championship, featuring a return to traditional narrow stripes and white shorts, is available as it is sponsored by an Italian company Fastweb.
Juve wore Tamoil sponsored shirts in last year's Champions League, in which they finished as losing finalists, but as those shirts were produced by Italian company Lotto, the sanctions did not have an impact.
Since 1986 U.S. citizens and companies have had trade and commerce with Libya restricted by sanctions.
Al-Saadi Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is a member of Juve's board and the Libyan company LAFICO has a 7.5 percent share in the Turin club.
source: Soccernet.com
Damn USA government :p ;)