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MANAGUA (Reuters) - Shirts and caps proclaiming the victory of the New England Patriots -- when the American football team actually lost the latest Super Bowl -- have ended up in the hands of poor Nicaraguan children.
Hundreds of shirts and caps, which had been manufactured in advance to celebrate the Patriots' expected victory over the New York Giants, were handed over to children in the southern city of Diriamba.
"The children are the winners," said Miriam Diaz, of World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization.
World Vision has links with the National Football League, or NFL, and every year helps out poor children in Latin America and Africa with the unwanted "winners" shirts of the team that actually loses the Super Bowl.
Winners' shirts and other garments are produced in advance so players and fans can put them on to celebrate immediately after the final whistle of the game. Garments of the losing team are obviously unwanted.
The Giants stunned the previously undefeated Patriots 17-14 in this year's Super Bowl.
While some Patriots fans MIGHT feel like this is a dig at them/their team....it's not.
I'm glad to see the shirts and caps be put to good use. After all, maybe the people in Nicaragua can sell them on e-bay and make enough money for several month's living expenses. (annual per capita= $3100)
YES, I realize that EVERY YEAR, shirts & caps are made up in advance for BOTH teams...and that this is nothing special in that regard...but, since a Patriots win would have been so historic, these shirts & caps probably have extra value to collectors.
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AnandTech Moderator Evadman
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Shirts and caps proclaiming the victory of the New England Patriots -- when the American football team actually lost the latest Super Bowl -- have ended up in the hands of poor Nicaraguan children.
Hundreds of shirts and caps, which had been manufactured in advance to celebrate the Patriots' expected victory over the New York Giants, were handed over to children in the southern city of Diriamba.
"The children are the winners," said Miriam Diaz, of World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization.
World Vision has links with the National Football League, or NFL, and every year helps out poor children in Latin America and Africa with the unwanted "winners" shirts of the team that actually loses the Super Bowl.
Winners' shirts and other garments are produced in advance so players and fans can put them on to celebrate immediately after the final whistle of the game. Garments of the losing team are obviously unwanted.
The Giants stunned the previously undefeated Patriots 17-14 in this year's Super Bowl.
While some Patriots fans MIGHT feel like this is a dig at them/their team....it's not.
I'm glad to see the shirts and caps be put to good use. After all, maybe the people in Nicaragua can sell them on e-bay and make enough money for several month's living expenses. (annual per capita= $3100)
YES, I realize that EVERY YEAR, shirts & caps are made up in advance for BOTH teams...and that this is nothing special in that regard...but, since a Patriots win would have been so historic, these shirts & caps probably have extra value to collectors.
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Repost.
AnandTech Moderator Evadman
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