Real Zaragoza To Be Re-Named ''Team Dubai''

Paully D

.....after The Royal Emirates Group has completed their takeover of the club.

Disgusting IMO. This is a step too far and money's really ruining football.

I hope the whole game implodes ASAP.

Paul Tergat

If true that is utterly disgusting

CorkMan

Surely the Spanish Football Federation have to intefere.

I hope, and almost sure, there is a clause in the rulebook that a person can't rename a top flight team just like that.

helimachoptor

Op have you got a link for this? Surely they won't let this happen

CSF

Boot them out of the league if they try it.

Jelle1880

Link:

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/dubai-buys-spanish-la-liga-club--rename-team-dubai--394903.html

It's a disgrace, hopefully their fans won't allow it to happen.

Raekwon

I honestly can't see this happening, even the utterly corrupt and incompetent morons at FIFA & UEFA can see that moves like this will never be in the best interest of the game.

NukaCola

What!!

dfx-

Weren't Zaragoza one of the clubs at the bottom who hadn't paid their players for weeks? And relegation would see the end of the club and so were inviting take-overs...

Do the fans have much option..

V9

Well if thats allowed to happen, that is an absolute disgrace.

OhNoYouDidn't

First things first, this is only a suggestion. A long way to go.

But the precedent is there. Red Bull Saltzburg. MK Dons. Not a lot the Spanish Federation can do if the owners chose to rename a team other than strip them of their honours.

jive

I'll believe it when I see it. Speculating it and doing it are 2 different things. I'd be 99% certain this won't happen.

Zebra3

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

First things first, this is only a suggestion. A long way to go.

But the precedent is there. Red Bull Saltzburg. MK Dons. Not a lot the Spanish Federation can do if the owners chose to rename a team other than strip them of their honours.

I assume any name change by RZ or any other club have to vetted by the Spanish federation.

If it's ok with them it's none of UEFA or FIFA's business so long as any name change doesn't clash with UEFA sponsorship, if so they play in UEFA competiton under another name.

I doubt it'll happen....

pablomakaveli

It'd be a disgrace if it did go through but i doubt the fans would take such a move lightly even if they are in financial trouble.

flahavaj

Not sure why anyones surprised. NFL-style franchises were always the next step for the direction soccer has taken. Expect many more in the years to come.

wandatowell

Real Zaragoza made me cry when I was 11 years old, i fcukin hate that team to this day. Hope they get crash and burn

CSF

flahavaj wrote: »

Not sure why anyones surprised. NFL-style franchises were always the next step for the direction soccer has taken. Expect many more in the years to come.

And I'm sure you're smart enough to know why.

tommyhaas

wandatowell wrote: »

Real Zaragoza made me cry when I was 11 years old, i fcukin hate that team to this day. Hope they get crash and burn

This??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiYt3iNWau0

Auvers

hahaha


lobbed Seaman from the half way line

Warper

If Team Dubai go on and win the CL, this will be all forgotten about.

eagle eye

flahavaj wrote: »

Not sure why anyones surprised. NFL-style franchises were always the next step for the direction soccer has taken. Expect many more in the years to come.

Thats completely different.

flahavaj

eagle eye wrote: »

Thats completely different.

Obviously not.

Degag

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

First things first, this is only a suggestion. A long way to go.

But the precedent is there. Red Bull Saltzburg. MK Dons. Not a lot the Spanish Federation can do if the owners chose to rename a team other than strip them of their honours.

Well at least they kept the name of the city or region they are from. Dubai is nowhere near Zaragoza.

eagle eye

flahavaj wrote: »

Obviously not.

Explain to me how they are similar because I don't see it.

Superbus

Of course, the proud and historic Spanish city of Dubai?

Even the 'Team' grates with me. Anglicising on top of it all.

UpTheSlashers

Why not "Equipo Dubai"? Or "Club Dubai"?

ynwa_17

If the below is to be believed, then the OP has got his lines crossed. Not to say its right or anything though. http://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Topflight-Spanish-club-bought-by-Dubai-group-1343453.php

The team's name will remain unchanged but Team Dubai would be added to the jerseys, stadium and other merchandise, Rafiq said.

starbelgrade

I can't wait until some team is re-named as Team America.

wandatowell

tommyhaas wrote: »

This??

Affirmative tommy thats the one. Lets not discuss it.

Its too soon.........

Professional Griefer

Lot of people saying its Getafe.

ShamoBuc

It would be a shame if it happens... time will tell.

carlop

Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »

Lot of people saying its Getafe.

Marca are saying it's Getafe and will be officially announced tomorrow.

http://www.marca.com/2011/04/20/futbol/equipos/getafe/1303302845.html#comentarios

It seems the team will be called Getafe Team Dubai. I guess this is better than having a team with an actual history like Zaragoza have their name changed but it's still a joke.

I also can't really see Getafe progressing too far though as they simply don't have the fanbase. I'm not sure on this but I think most of their fans have Getafe as a second team behind Atleti or Madrid and even with money behind it the team will struggle to grow.

AntoSRFC

Not suprising only thing that is shocking is how bad the name is. No worse than what happened to SV Austria Salzburg or Wimbledon F.C. although saying that I have developed a soft spot for Red Bull Salzburg
The report above was the first time ive seen Getafe mentioned good luck to the fans in any case.
NO AL CALCIO MODERNO!!!

stovelid

Without being smart, if you're happy at the thought of dubious mega-wealthy charachters buying your club so you can spalsh the cash for top players, you're tacitly accepting a process that starts with your manager being pussywhipped from the boardroom and ultimately ends up with crap like this even if it may not be true in this instance.

pickarooney

starbelgrade wrote: »

I can't wait until some team is re-named as Team America.

These guys?

That article claims Malaga are one of the world's richest clubs!

Gillington

pickarooney wrote: »

These guys?

That article claims Malaga are one of the world's richest clubs!

Yeah thats what I was gonna post,I've never heard of Malaga being well off.Anyone got a 100 richest clubs list or something? I can only find top 20 or 25 lists

Chardee MacDennis

Gillington wrote: »

Yeah thats what I was gonna post,I've never heard of Malaga being well off.Anyone got a 100 richest clubs list or something? I can only find top 20 or 25 lists

they bought a rake load of players in the winter transfer window!

VW 1

starbelgrade wrote: »

I can't wait until some team is re-named as Team America.

Team America?

Fúck yeah

pickarooney

pickarooney wrote: »

These guys?

That article claims Malaga are one of the world's richest clubs!

Malaga are one of the richest clubs, if you count the owners wealth instead of the clubs, same as City. They spent a fortune in January trying to stay up. If they do stay up they're expected to go mad this summer.

kryogen

The precident is there as has already been pointed out, tbh i am not sure they could be stopped if its what they wanted to do and they owned the club. The would own the naming rights surely?

Mental_Legend

According to Sky Sports News, Getafe were bought by that Emirates group. Were Zaragoza also bought or has the article quoted in the first post made a mistake?

Fuhrer

Mental_Legend wrote: »

According to Sky Sports News, Getafe were bought by that Emirates group. Were Zaragoza also bought or has the article quoted in the first post made a mistake?

They were looking at both but settled on Getafe

Bounty Hunter

think the thread title needs a change, Getafe are the Spanish Man City it may seem and no longer just Getafe.... apparently they have tapped up Messi & Ronaldo already and have convinced hiddink not to go to Chelsea.... :pac:

Paully D

Can a Mod change Real Zaragoza to Getafe please?

_blank_

I found this mildly amusing

losthorizon

Some teams have stupid names - I remember Cork City played a team called Ekranas. Its Lithuanian for Light bulb I think.

Red Bull Salburg are another team who fell victim to the lure of the bling. Or maybe they had to to save themselves.

dsmythy

Paully D wrote: »

Can a Mod change Real Zaragoza to Getafe please?

No it's Getafe to Getafe Team Dubai.

Paparazzo

TNS, Bayer Leverkusen, PSV Eindhoven, Red Bull Salzburg. Not that big a deal really

OhNoYouDidn't

Paparazzo wrote: »

TNS, Bayer Leverkusen, PSV Eindhoven, Red Bull Salzburg. Not that big a deal really

NS, Bayer Leverkusen and PSV Eindhoven are company teams and were set up in that way. Entirely different to the Red Bull Salzburg and potentially Team Dubai scenario

pickarooney

stovelid wrote: »

Without being smart, if you're happy at the thought of dubious mega-wealthy charachters buying your club so you can spalsh the cash for top players, you're tacitly accepting a process that starts with your manager being pussywhipped from the boardroom and ultimately ends up with crap like this even if it may not be true in this instance.

They should rename them Getafe Yahighhorse.

Des

Des wrote: »

I found this mildly amusing

This post is criminally underthanked!