{"id":289194,"date":"2023-09-27T12:19:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=289194"},"modified":"2023-09-27T12:19:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:19:40","slug":"fans-joke-infinite-goal-droughts-are-new-chelsea-sponsor-after-40m-shirt-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/fans-joke-infinite-goal-droughts-are-new-chelsea-sponsor-after-40m-shirt-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans joke ‘Infinite Goal Droughts’ are new Chelsea sponsor after \u00a340m shirt deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Fans have poked fun at beleaguered Chelsea after the Blues were finally given the green light on a \u00a340million shirt sponsorship deal.<\/p>\n

    The Blues have been playing without a shirt sponsor since the start of the season as the Premier League vetted their deal sports data company Infinite Athlete. According to The Telegraph, the tie-up has been formally approved, meaning the company will appear on the front of their shirts soon.<\/p>\n

    The deal is reportedly worth in the region of \u00a340million a year, with an official announcement by the club expected imminently. Little is known about Infinite Athlete, which has just 7,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n

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    It\u2019s bio on the social media platform reads: \u201cInfinite Athlete creates a single technological foundation across all major sports, upon which innovative sports technology and products are built.\u201d<\/p>\n

    While many Chelsea fans have welcomed the belated news, other supporters have taken it as an opportunity to mock the club following their abysmal start to the season. Alluding to the team\u2019s run of three games without a goal, one quipped: \u201cInfinite goal droughts.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    Another joked: \u201cInfinite transfer budget more like.\u201d One Chelsea fan bemoaned: \u201cThey should back out as why would any company want to sponsor a mess like our club?\u201d<\/p>\n

    Another asked: \u201cAny news on why the PL took over 2 months?\u201d One fan, with a hint of sarcasm, commented: \u201cYeah!!! More money to spend on kids!\u201d<\/p>\n

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    Next up for the Blues is a home clash with high-flying Brighton in the Carabao Cup. Ahead of the game, Mauricio Pochettino insisted he wasn\u2019t coming up mount pressure from the club\u2019s owners, who have splurged more than \u00a31billion since taking over at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

    \u201cIt\u2019s less hard than when we were in Southampton and Tottenham, trust me,\u201d he said. \u201cBelieve me. The only thing we are missing is scoring goals, because the team is playing, if you see our first few months in Southampton and Tottenham, I think we are playing much better.<\/p>\n

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    \u201cWe are doing much better here, but we are missing the most important [thing] in football \u2013 to score. But it\u2019s not harder than the previous experience. It was different [at Tottenham]. The transformation was with us, in the way that we found the squad, with the club, we were working in six months, one year to change and design.<\/p>\n

    \u201cHere, the plan was already made, and we arrived here and we tried to develop this project. When I arrived here, the plan had started to work. Now I am part of the plan. Of course I am responsible here also like in Tottenham, but I think it was a little bit different.\u201d<\/p>\n