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Why Oakland Roots fans are demanding the team end its sponsorship deal with Puma
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Aug. 6, 2021 | Gabe Fernandez

Posted on 08/08/2021 3:32:00 PM PDT by artichokegrower

Oakland Roots fans are demanding the club sever ties with its new jersey sponsors, Puma, citing the sports apparel company's working relationship with Israeli soccer clubs that have games in occupied settlements on the West Bank.

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So Nike can grovel to China but Puma can not support Israel
1 posted on 08/08/2021 3:32:00 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

These same people in Oakland will b!tch about slavery yet pay no attention to the slave wages nike pays its workers in pacific rim nations...


2 posted on 08/08/2021 3:34:16 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: artichokegrower

“Fans”

Like… 2 of them and 500 Twitter sock puppet accounts


3 posted on 08/08/2021 3:34:58 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: artichokegrower

More nonsense from the obnoxious, brainwashed generation who was never told “no.”


4 posted on 08/08/2021 3:38:37 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: artichokegrower

but Nike using slave labor is ok?


5 posted on 08/08/2021 3:39:44 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: artichokegrower

Oakland Roots ... really?


6 posted on 08/08/2021 3:40:27 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: artichokegrower

What sport are the Oakland roots


7 posted on 08/08/2021 3:42:43 PM PDT by BigEdLB (All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others-George Orwell)
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To: artichokegrower

What the heck are the Oakland Roots?


8 posted on 08/08/2021 3:43:22 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: BigEdLB

It’s a clown car soccer team with good branding. They have been selling t-shirts with snappy logos for years without even playing a game. Then this year their first home game was cancelled because the artificial turf field was totally unplayable.


9 posted on 08/08/2021 3:49:02 PM PDT by lodi90
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What the heck are the Oakland Roots?

I don’t know, but I think it’s equally as stupid, if not more, than the Cleveland Guardians.

10 posted on 08/08/2021 3:51:14 PM PDT by Mark17 (Air Traffic Controller, retired. Father of US Air Force 1st Lieutenant, and trained combat pilot )
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To: BigEdLB

I just went on their website, because I’ve lived in Oakland for more than 20 years and never heard of them.

Scrolling through the first five pages, it doesn’t even say what sport they play.


11 posted on 08/08/2021 3:53:00 PM PDT by Flash Bazbeaux
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I don’t know, but I think it’s equally as stupid, if not more, than the Cleveland Guardians.

I looked it up. If I'm reading it correctly they're a minor league soccar team for the MLS. Minor league soccer. Who knew?

12 posted on 08/08/2021 3:54:18 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: artichokegrower

The players always seemed square.


13 posted on 08/08/2021 3:55:32 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: DoodleDawg

could be unsuspecting leftovers from the movie “demolition man”...


14 posted on 08/08/2021 3:58:37 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: Allegra

Libhole at the office was once going on about the “occupied” West Bank. I asked her why it’s a problem as Jordan doesn’t seem to want it back. She had no idea what i was referring to.


15 posted on 08/08/2021 4:06:23 PM PDT by wny ( )
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To: DoodleDawg

No, MLS is major league. This is team is in a minor league. Baseball equivalent would be Double A. There is a higher minor league between their league and MLS.


16 posted on 08/08/2021 4:14:33 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: artichokegrower

A girls football team has a fan base?


17 posted on 08/08/2021 4:25:09 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: artichokegrower

same stinking Nazis who were permitted by local and federal authorities to prevent an Israeli cargo ship from docking at the (public) port of Oakland (a criminal act but zero talk of any prosecution from either Alameda County DA or federal maritime/Dept of Justice

will they get away with this, too?

why are they allowed to be in USA, anyway? if they stay here, it should be in prison!


18 posted on 08/08/2021 4:44:47 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, they are excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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