{"id":295676,"date":"2023-10-09T13:09:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T13:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295676"},"modified":"2023-10-09T13:09:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T13:09:39","slug":"50-cent-becomes-sponsor-of-welsh-u14s-team-after-cheeky-parent-asked-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/50-cent-becomes-sponsor-of-welsh-u14s-team-after-cheeky-parent-asked-him\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent becomes sponsor of Welsh U14s team \u2013 after cheeky parent asked him"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rapper 50 Cent has become the sponsor of AFC Rumney's U14s girls side after a cheeky parent asked if he wanted to sponsor the side.<\/p>\n
The under-14s team based in Cardiff will have his name and his hip-hop collaborators G-Unit now emblazoned on their away kit – with the girls "buzzing". Manager Richie Brown explained to the BBC that one of the parents had been working with the rapper on a recent tour.<\/p>\n
And other parents had joked he should ask for sponsorship. Brown told the BBC: "He said he would ask the question – worst case scenario was [50 Cent] would have just said no. Thankfully he didn't, he agreed to it!<\/p>\n
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Sky Sports is bringing you 500 live football games to watch, as well access to Cricket, Golf, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA and more across eight<\/span> dedicated channels. Sky Sports is the <\/span>only way to watch all the action this year.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a322 a month<\/p>\n "He sponsored our away kit first of all, and then we were a little bit cheeky. We asked for a little bit more, and he sponsored us again for our tracksuits."<\/p>\n Brown added: "We're going to get a few photos taken and sent over to him, then hopefully he can give us a good luck video or something to acknowledge it all. We're massively appreciative of everything he's doing for us right now. We love the support."<\/p>\n What do you think of 50 Cent sponsoring the junior side? Let us know in the comments section<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n "Not saying I'm not here for it but I'm just confused as to why," one fan joked. While a second added: "I really need to understand how these celebs find these clubs & decide to sponsor then!"<\/p>\n "So random… but great too," a third said. And another added: "I like the 50 cent songs but what does he know about soccer…"<\/p>\n 50 Cent isn't the first North American superstar to invest in a Welsh sports club either. He follows Hollywood A-lister Ryan Reynolds and Ryan McElhenney, who famously own League Two side Wrexham. <\/p>\n