Bitcoin in football

[Mike Mayor]

On Saturday the 19th I was at a pub and grill with friends for a birthday. While I was there I happened to look up at one of the tv screens and a football match was on. I do not watch football nor do I know much about the leagues. I understand how the game works and that's about it. While I was watching I noticed something but just to make sure I asked the table if they saw it too and they confirmed it. (there were 5 of us at the table 2 of which know and understand bitcoin and how it works they just don't own their own crypto I don't know why) What we saw was the bitcoin logo BTC on the sleeves of Watford FC players. I was excited and glad to see it. I asked a friend at the table what they thought the sponsor was from and he said probably an exchange.  Turns out that the Turkish exchange BtcTurk was the Watford shirt sponsor and BtcTurk have sponsored Yeni Malatyaspor, a Turkish club.



https://cointelegraph.com/news/premier-leagues-watford-fc-puts-bitcoin-logo-on-kit-accepts-btc
https://www.ccn.com/turkish-bitcoin-exchange-becomes-footballs-first-ever-crypto-shirt-sponsor/

You can find out more with a simple google search as well.


Has anything like this happened to you when you didn't expect it? What did the people with you at the time have to say?

[Pearls Before Swine]

That's kind of neat, seeing something about bitcoin when you weren't expecting to.  That did happen to me once when a restaurant's menu had a bitcoin symbol on it under the payment options.  I wasn't blown away like you were, nor was there anybody with me at the time, but it said to me that bitcoin is slowly creeping into the mainstream.

That dogecoin race car from a few years back was also pretty neat, even tho it wasn't bitcoin.  It did at least make cryptocurrency visible to whoever was watching.  Seems like a small thing, but the more symbols of bitcoin that are around, the more curious people will be about what it means, and more visibility should lead to greater adoption. 

[Mulann2]

On Saturday the 19th I was at a pub and grill with friends for a birthday. While I was there I happened to look up at one of the tv screens and a football match was on. I do not watch football nor do I know much about the leagues. I understand how the game works and that's about it. While I was watching I noticed something but just to make sure I asked the table if they saw it too and they confirmed it. (there were 5 of us at the table 2 of which know and understand bitcoin and how it works they just don't own their own crypto I don't know why) What we saw was the bitcoin logo BTC on the sleeves of Watford FC players. I was excited and glad to see it. I asked a friend at the table what they thought the sponsor was from and he said probably an exchange. Turns out he was right. The Turkish exchange BtcTurk was the sponsor.



https://cointelegraph.com/news/premier-leagues-watford-fc-puts-bitcoin-logo-on-kit-accepts-btc
https://www.ccn.com/turkish-bitcoin-exchange-becomes-footballs-first-ever-crypto-shirt-sponsor/

You can find out more with a simple google search as well.


Has anything like this happened to you when you didn't expect it? What did the people with you at the time have to say?

Yes this has happened sometime ago, Watford vs Man city I think,  I also watch the match and saw at first hand the btc logo on their Jersey, it was really amazing and even more better was the fact that the stadium was filled with football fans, it was a big exposure for btc and crypto in general,  yeah, btc is gaining mainstream popularity and adoption is spreading.
Although the Watford team was beaten to a fault but it was still a nice match to watch because of the btc logo, at least to me .

[o_e_l_e_o]

I asked a friend at the table what they thought the sponsor was from and he said probably an exchange. Turns out he was right. The Turkish exchange BtcTurk was the sponsor.

He was actually incorrect.

The Watford shirt sponsor is bitcoin betting site sportsbet.io. You can read the announcement on sportsbet here (https://sportsbet.io/promotions/watford-fc-sponsorship), and on Watford's website here (https://www.watfordfc.com/club/partners/official-sportsbetio-becomes-new-front-shirt-sponsor). Their shirt has the sportsbet.io logo across the chest, with the bitcoin logo on the sleeve. You can also see both the sportsbet logo and the bitcoin symbol in various places around their stadium. Example:



BtcTurk have sponsored Yeni Malatyaspor, a Turkish club. They have simply put their BtcTurk logo across the chest.

[Youghoor]

That's great to hear, actually i came across a similar post where some European teams have agreed to use bitcoins in some of their football purchases. I know this would encourage other clubs as well to adopt the use of bitcoin as one of their payment methods. The sources  of these are below:

1. https://www.qbittimes.com/cryptocurrency-finding-its-way-through-european-football/
2. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/08/20/premier-league-clubs-trial-cryptocurrency-experts-predict-bitcoins/

[kooboat]

Well, for some of us who follow the English premier league with key interest, we got to know of this unique sponsorship at the beginning of the season. Interesting times ahead, I was always excited when I heard the news. This is a positive sign that would make more people enquire more about bitcoin since the EPL is widely popular across the globe.

[deadsilent]

Still a good a news tho. It's not new to me since a lot of celebrity now are involved in cryptocurrency.
Like Pacquiao released his first ever cryptocurrency, the Pac coin.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/cointelegraph.com/news/philippine-boxing-champion-manny-pacquiao-releases-own-cryptocurrency/amp
I saw other MMA tv programs are being aired with a Bitcoin logo at the middle of the ring which blown my mind because this is unexpected.

[Mike Mayor]

That's kind of neat, seeing something about bitcoin when you weren't expecting to.  That did happen to me once when a restaurant's menu had a bitcoin symbol on it under the payment options.  I wasn't blown away like you were, nor was there anybody with me at the time, but it said to me that bitcoin is slowly creeping into the mainstream.

That dogecoin race car from a few years back was also pretty neat, even tho it wasn't bitcoin.  It did at least make cryptocurrency visible to whoever was watching.  Seems like a small thing, but the more symbols of bitcoin that are around, the more curious people will be about what it means, and more visibility should lead to greater adoption. 

I would be pretty amazed and happy to see food for sale with bitcoin. There many online stores but almost never offline. There is only one place I know of that sell miners and you can purchase with bitcoin and there is a coffee shop next to it that accepts bitcoin.

I asked a friend at the table what they thought the sponsor was from and he said probably an exchange. Turns out he was right. The Turkish exchange BtcTurk was the sponsor.

He was actually incorrect.

The Watford shirt sponsor is bitcoin betting site sportsbet.io. You can read the announcement on sportsbet here (https://sportsbet.io/promotions/watford-fc-sponsorship), and on Watford's website here (https://www.watfordfc.com/club/partners/official-sportsbetio-becomes-new-front-shirt-sponsor). Their shirt has the sportsbet.io logo across the chest, with the bitcoin logo on the sleeve. You can also see both the sportsbet logo and the bitcoin symbol in various places around their stadium. Example:



BtcTurk have sponsored Yeni Malatyaspor, a Turkish club. They have simply put their BtcTurk logo across the chest.

Sorry about that. I got them the wrong way around. Thanks for pointing that out.

[xvids]

Bitcoin is being recognize and promoted in various ways.
If I am not mistaken there used to be a comercial of sports in our country and one of the sports have a floor that have a BTC logo on it.

[Artemis3]

That's kind of neat, seeing something about bitcoin when you weren't expecting to.  That did happen to me once when a restaurant's menu had a bitcoin symbol on it under the payment options.  I wasn't blown away like you were, nor was there anybody with me at the time, but it said to me that bitcoin is slowly creeping into the mainstream.

That dogecoin race car from a few years back was also pretty neat, even tho it wasn't bitcoin.  It did at least make cryptocurrency visible to whoever was watching.  Seems like a small thing, but the more symbols of bitcoin that are around, the more curious people will be about what it means, and more visibility should lead to greater adoption. 

The problem with Dogecoin is that it can be confused with the actual doge meme the coin is inspired from. Also, the one responsible for that sponsorship, turned out to be a shameful scammer, that got money from people expecting a return of investment in crypto ATMs, and later a couple of failed exchanges.

At least with the football sponsors, one was a Sports betting site, and now an Exchange, that's much more better. Its is nice to have the public imprinted with the BTC logo, so next time they see it, will feel familiar to it.

[Eugenar]

Still a good a news tho. It's not new to me since a lot of celebrity now are involved in cryptocurrency.
Like Pacquiao released his first ever cryptocurrency, the Pac coin.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/cointelegraph.com/news/philippine-boxing-champion-manny-pacquiao-releases-own-cryptocurrency/amp
I saw other MMA tv programs are being aired with a Bitcoin logo at the middle of the ring which blown my mind because this is unexpected.

I don't think pacquiao would have a concrete reason for releasing his own coin. As far as I know, he's a Senator and his schedule is so tight to even manage to set up his own coin. I suggest, large business owners would be better to create their coin as they can use it in big investment or create their own investment platform to fully maximize the coin that they want to create.

[nasipadang]

It's true that wartford fc's jersey has the bitcoin logo on its left arm, they are sponsored by sportsbet.io. it's been several months, at least the bitcon community has grown bigger since sportsbet.io has been a sponsor for the football club. They also benefit from the promotion for being in the gambling game industry.

[Yaunfitda]

This is old news, 🚀 Sportsbet.io - Main Club Partner of Watford FC ⚽ Fun. 🏀 Fast. 🎾 Fair. 🏆 .

Even Litecoin Takes to the UFC Octagon in New Sponsorship Deal.

And there are NBA players as well who's into crypto so maybe one day we can see some logo in a NBA arena or at least players carrying it in their jersey similar to Watford FC.

[RapTarX]

It was happened a while back. Sportsbet is the sponsor and main club partner of Watford FC. That's a kindness from them towards promoting btc among the world. Football is widely watched through almost half of the people.
For your info, in the first match with bitcoin logo, Mia Khalifa was also there with the Jersey.

[BlackFor3st]

On Saturday the 19th I was at a pub and grill with friends for a birthday. While I was there I happened to look up at one of the tv screens and a football match was on. I do not watch football nor do I know much about the leagues. I understand how the game works and that's about it. While I was watching I noticed something but just to make sure I asked the table if they saw it too and they confirmed it. (there were 5 of us at the table 2 of which know and understand bitcoin and how it works they just don't own their own crypto I don't know why) What we saw was the bitcoin logo BTC on the sleeves of Watford FC players. I was excited and glad to see it. I asked a friend at the table what they thought the sponsor was from and he said probably an exchange.  Turns out that the Turkish exchange BtcTurk was the Watford shirt sponsor and BtcTurk have sponsored Yeni Malatyaspor, a Turkish club.



https://cointelegraph.com/news/premier-leagues-watford-fc-puts-bitcoin-logo-on-kit-accepts-btc
https://www.ccn.com/turkish-bitcoin-exchange-becomes-footballs-first-ever-crypto-shirt-sponsor/

You can find out more with a simple google search as well.


Has anything like this happened to you when you didn't expect it? What did the people with you at the time have to say?

This is the power of crypto currencies and the marketing of big exchanges are pretty awesome as they were able to expand it to sports. Football is not really familiar in our country but I know that it is very popular in other countries.

Players wearing the logo of bitcoin will surely cost a good amount of money but the audience that they will get from this advertisement if pretty huge also therefore I can say that BtcTurk is a serious exchange.

[Shasha80]

I as a fan of English Premiere League football also was surprised when I saw the team Watford FC using their uniforms with a logo
bitcoin. This is great news in my opinion because English Premiere League is one of the most popular live TV broadcasts in the world.
So being able to introduce bitcoin to the rest of the world, I'm proud that bitcoin has begun to enter the field of sports. Hopefully the
famous sports others can have the bitcoin logo too. This is a small step to popularize bitcoin in the eyes of the world.

[DaveWave]

On Saturday the 19th I was at a pub and grill with friends for a birthday. While I was there I happened to look up at one of the tv screens and a football match was on. I do not watch football nor do I know much about the leagues. I understand how the game works and that's about it. While I was watching I noticed something but just to make sure I asked the table if they saw it too and they confirmed it. (there were 5 of us at the table 2 of which know and understand bitcoin and how it works they just don't own their own crypto I don't know why) What we saw was the bitcoin logo BTC on the sleeves of Watford FC players. I was excited and glad to see it. I asked a friend at the table what they thought the sponsor was from and he said probably an exchange.  Turns out that the Turkish exchange BtcTurk was the Watford shirt sponsor and BtcTurk have sponsored Yeni Malatyaspor, a Turkish club.



https://cointelegraph.com/news/premier-leagues-watford-fc-puts-bitcoin-logo-on-kit-accepts-btc
https://www.ccn.com/turkish-bitcoin-exchange-becomes-footballs-first-ever-crypto-shirt-sponsor/

You can find out more with a simple google search as well.


Has anything like this happened to you when you didn't expect it? What did the people with you at the time have to say?

I had a good time reading the articles and more. But I think you got something wrong. BtcTurk is not the shirt sponsor of Watford. BtcTurk sponsorship is on Yeni Malatyaspor in the Turkish league. Sportsbet is the one sponsoring Watford. Sportsbet must have very rich owners as it is also sponsoring the top soccer club in Brazil. And they are also in negotiations with another soccer club in Argentina. Maybe it is time to open an account in Sportsbet. The company didn't just promoted their business but bitcoin in general.

And then another cyrpto business into soccer. I was thinking how much Coinmarketcap makes that it was able to sponsor an Israeli soccer club. I love this crypto companies starting to make sponsorship in sports. I saw also LTC many times in MMA.     

[Kyraishi]

This is the same sponsor as the sportsbet.io one? I was under the impression that they were already sponsoring another football, or maybe basketball team a couple of months back? Is this the same team, or something completely different, seems to be a pretty late article if so.

I only think the Sportsbet sponsor makes sense, honestly don't see financial institutions getting the most out of sponsoring football teams - seems counterproductive.

I wonder what's been happening with Sportsbet and what had to happen for this sponsorship to be possible.

[Kakmakr]

The only time when I see the BTC symbol on TV, is when I am watching the News and some Ponzi scheme used Bitcoin to scam people or some Pedo network that used Bitcoin and then got exposed. 

The other times it was in some TV Series or Movie where the hacker always use Bitcoin for money laundering or some money transfers to pay for some illegal criminal activities. 

In the media and movie industry, Bitcoin is synonymous with illegal activities.    < Puppet masters use this to push their hidden agenda> 

[bounceback]

I also felt something like you, when I went to a cafe to drink a cup of coffee and then I saw a picture of cryptocurrency and bitcoin on the wall of the cafe after seeing that picture and I thought why they put a bitcoin picture on their cafe wall whether it was for their trend or cafe sponsored by bitcoin I think bitcoin in the future will be very many people who want to adopt bitcoin.