Last week, Washington Square FC, an amateur football team in Brookline, Massachusetts, 'came' up with a unique plan to attract the attention of worldwide media.
When the team reached out to RedTube on Twitter, the giants of pornography responded within 10 minutes and the rest is history.
They worked out a sponsorship deal in which the company name is featured prominently on team jerseys, and two players soon took to social media to show off their prize.
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The picture went viral and Washington Square FC are now shipping the in-demand jerseys to people from around the world.
Image: @WashingtonSqFC
It got us thinking. Are there any other bizarrely brilliant shirt sponsors that haven't received such global interest?
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From Scarborough players sporting the 'Black Death Vodka' name on their jersey to Spiderman 2 and TY beanie babies - this list will not disappoint those who enjoy the weird and wonderful side of football.
Atletico Madrid - Spiderman 2
We at SPORTbible love a good Spiderman film, but Atletico Madrid went too far in 2004 when club sponsors Columbia Pictures promoted their latest film by plastering this awful design onto the chest of players like Diego Simeone and Fernando Torres.
"It's your Friendly Neighborhood...Simeone-man"
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Image: Reddit
Portsmouth - Ty
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TY Beanie Babies were a worldwide phenomenon back in the Noughties. I must have spent an absolute fortune on them, but do they belong on a Premier League football shirt? Not for me.
To be fair, from 2002 to 2005, Benjani was on fire at Fratton Park.
What that the secret to his impressive goal scoring form?
Image: Portsmouth
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Olympique Lyonnais - Le69
I kid you not, Lyon were once sponsored by 'le69'. Pardon my immaturity here but the thought of a footballer wearing a jersey with that plastered on the front is something I must YouTube right away. Hilarious.
Do they need the printing any bigger?
Image: Reddit
St Johnstone - Bonar
We continue the trend of immaturity by giving you the tremendously stiff opposition, St Johnstone. According to their website, Bonar are a leading producer and supplier of high-quality nonwovens, wovens, knitted fabrics, three-dimensional polymeric mats, construction fibres and composites.
But you can't stop thinking about the colossal amount of sexual innuendos here.
image: Kotaku
Oxford United - Wang
We insist this is the final installment of SPORTbible's immature listings. Oxford United gave us all a right laugh when they announced Computer firm Wang as their sponsors from 1985 to1989. They managed to wangle themselves promotion in the first year of sponsorship.
But the team soon flopped.
Image: yellowsforum
AC Milan - Pooh Jeans
I lied. The childish antics have not stopped at Wang. Here we have Italian giants AC Milan sporting the word 'Pooh' on their football shirt. Just look at Joe Jordan, one of the toughest blokes in football, wearing the god-awful sponsor.
It didn't work, just look at Joe's facial expression.
image: Reddit
Denmark - Dong
'C'mon. You're better than this SPORTbible,' I hear you cry. But we just couldn't leave out Dong. The energy firm sponsored the national side from 2004 to 2012, but the printed sponsor on Christian Eriksen's training kit lives on in all our memories.
Just look how happy he is:
Image: Futaa
Scarborough - Black Death Vodka
Finally, this has to be my favourite sponsor on the list. Not because i enjoy a sip of Black Death Vodka, but it's the fact that the club actually agreed to it. I'm no scientist but, football and 40% alcohol don't tend to mix very well.
Wow.
Image: Reddit
Any other bizarre sponsors you can think of?
Let us know in the comments section.
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