Football Daily | Cole Palmer v French vineyard is football’s latest random copyright battle

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Victoria Beckham taking on and losing against Peterborough United in a battle over the nickname “Posh”. Cristiano Ronaldo trademarking the combination of his initials and shirt number, “CR7”, to boost his brand. Kylian Mbappé nabbing the rights to his iconic crossed-arms goal celebration when it almost certainly would have been far more lucrative to seize ownership of that ubiquitously annoying “cry more” gif so beloved of dullards on several Social Media Disgraces. In a football business already swamped with cash and opportunists eager to get their mitts on as much of it as they can, it ought to come as no surprise that the very top players, clubs and Peterborough try to maximise their income by making their personal “brands” off limits to potential counterfeiters, bootleggers and other ne’er-do-wells.I don’t want any players who don’t want to come to the club. If they don’t want to come here and wear this fantastic badge, we don’t want them here. That’s very clear, and I imagine the fans feel exactly the same” – Thomas Frank makes a gossamer-veiled reference to Eberechi Eze and also channels the spirit of teenage Football Daily, who was delighted to be dumped and didn’t want to go out with them anyway.I was about to send you a witty email but got a better offer from a rival at the very last minute” – Nigel Sanders.It had passed me by that Everton had decided against a lucrative stadium sponsor and chosen to name their new ground after Benny Hill and David Dickinson. An odd combination but I’m sure they could do a better job for the Toffees up front than their current strikers” – Martyn Shapter.Following on from Noble Francis’s letter yesterday, might I suggest that a more appropriate shirt sponsor for Nottingham Forest could be the broadband providers who go by the name of Cuckoo?” – Paul Taverner.Regarding OGC Nice’s new third kit: I think it is a rather nice ‘clin d’oeil’ [wink – Google Translate Ed] towards their close neighbours 13km away. Imagine wearing a Robinhood sponsored kit in the principality of Monaco” – Yannick Woudstra.This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...

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