Sports championship games always have a winner and a loser, but they always make championship apparel for both teams so that the winner can be decked out in merchandise as soon as the game is over. There is still the championship apparel for the team that just lost, which most leagues donate to developing countries.
I've been keenly aware of this fact as I've traveled around the world lately; however, I haven't seen any Buffalo Bills Superbowl Champions hats or anything of the sort yet. Apparently, last year the Chicago Bears Superbowl gear was donated to many countries including Zambia and Zimbabwe, but I didn't see any while I was there.
This year, the losing gear will be donated to...Nicaragua! (Romania too, but I'm not going there). The sponsoring organization is called World Vision. I checked their website and probably will not visit any of the locations where they usually send donations (Nicaragua is large), but if I see anything, I'll be sure to let you know and I'll try to take a picture if possible. Don't get your hopes up too much though; it's pretty unlikely that I'll find any Patriots 19-0 shirts, and by blogging about it, I've completely jinxed that possibility. However, there's always a chance...
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alas, too late, you already have my hopes up! i think there's something a little weird about distributing lies to developing countries, but i suppose T-shirts are T-shirts.
I don't really think about it as distributing lies. The recipients only benefit and it doesn't hurt them. A lot of them have never gotten to wear new clothing before. The NFL used to destroy the losing team's shirts, so I think they've improved at least.
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