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Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Kennyblues(m): 7:21pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Samuel Eto'o loves money. He loves it so much that he almost blew his move to Inter Milan last year by demanding a 15 percent cut of the transfer fee and threatening legal action against Barcelona. The Cameroon striker's unashamed passion for the green paper makes this tidbit of news even more surprising: He has parted with around $1.3m, buying each of his colleagues a personalized $42,000 watch. The Daily Mail reports: Samuel Eto'o has spent £900,000 on designer watches for his Cameroon colleagues. The Inter Milan star had vowed to buy £29,000 time-pieces for players and staff after they qualified. The timepiece purchase may have been inspired out of spite for the comments of Cameroonian soccer legend Roger Milla, who recently said Eto'o did "nothing" for his country. (Milla probably wasn't referring to the fact that Eto'o never bought extravagant jewelry for his fellow countrymen, but that's the way it was interpreted.) Unfortunately, the players' new bling may have proved a little distracting – shortly after handing them out, Cameroon lost a warm-up match 4-3 to Serbia. http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/blog/dirty-tackle/post/Samuel-Eto-o-spends-1-3m-on-designer-watches-fo?urn=sow,246394
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Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by babaowo: 7:41pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
nice gift,but why cant he spend it on orphan? |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Fhemmmy: 7:41pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
People in that country are hungry and he is buying 1.3M$ worth of watches for team mates? I am sure some of the team mates would rather take the money |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Outstrip(f): 7:42pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
stupidest thing I ever heard |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by ololo12: 7:47pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
What if his trying to motivate his teammate for better performance in the mundial? I don't think its a stupid thing to do, I see it as only trying to motivate his teammates that's all |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Fhemmmy: 7:50pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
ololo12: And the only way to motivate them was by buying them such gift, then, he should be arrested for bribery and corruption . . . |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Outstrip(f): 7:55pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Abeg what sort of motivation. Priorities. Priorities. Priorities. If he had given them the cash to improve their lives that would have made more sense. A watch? For what? So that five years down the road when some of them might not have money for other things they can look at their $29,000 personalized watch to remind them that it is time to eat but there is no money to buy food. I tire , |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by johndavid1(m): 8:00pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
if he likes let him use all of his money and buy the gift that is his own cup of tea |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by MeGaStReEt: 8:01pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Fhemmmy: Is he the president of Carmelroon?? |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by mamagee3(f): 8:03pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
MeGaStReEt:You mean Cameroun? |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by whybanme(f): 8:07pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
mama-gee: baby u too wicked |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by mansmith(m): 8:17pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
are u sure the guy is not sick in the head?let them come and wear the watch in aba south east nigeria make we see if the watch or their hand will go back? |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Ibomade1: 8:22pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Samuel Eto'o where is my own watch? |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by chamotex(m): 8:22pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
man smith: |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by courage89(m): 8:25pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
At least he's spending his money on wrist watches to motivate his teamates. What about those who have more than him, but cannot spare a penny just to improve the livelihood of their fellow citizen? In respective of how the man decide to spend his money, he's doing it to elevate what he believes in and i think that idea should be welcome and supported. |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by slap1(m): 8:31pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Good; they need to be time-conscious 'cos they'll be leaving South Africa early. |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by eldee(m): 8:32pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Outstrip: Are they complaining?? Why are you taking Andrew Liver Salt for another person's tummy-ache?? Anybody that thinks a $29,000 personalised wristwatch doesn't motivate should wear one while asking a woman to visit his hotel room. BTW . . . if any of those players don't like the watch, could they please send it to my address, I don't mind wearing a $29,000 watch that says Assou-Ekotto on it. |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Outstrip(f): 8:39pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
eldee: Yeah I am sure after banging whatever they drag into the hotel room they would have accomplished something important |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Tcrack(m): 8:42pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
babaowo:and orphans will come and play the world cup for cameroun abi? stop being daft abeg. |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by eldee(m): 8:44pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Outstrip: Obviously . . . at least someone is being motivated, the woman. That's what $29,000 wristwatches do . . . now be reasonable and apply it to motivating players. |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Outstrip(f): 8:46pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
eldee:Sorry I am more of a practical person |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by eldee(m): 8:52pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Outstrip: And your own definition of practicality doesn't include fulfilling promises made as to rewards for qualification?? You don't know how much sense you're making with your last post. |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Kgdavid(m): 9:03pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
it is very annoying to me when i read comments like orphans are starving or what a waste or some other stupid ish, how many of the people making these comments even give five naira to the beggar down their road? who has appointed you as judge over eto's financially inclination? who told you that he does not give to orphans anyway? is he supposed to give away all his salary? is he not allowd to reserve some for his own extravagance? |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by GeeCee(m): 9:05pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Why are we so fond of criticism & condemnation on dis NL? Is it in our business 2 decide whether he has done d right thing or not? Whichever of d players dat does not want it can give/throw it away. Dat there are poor pple in Cameroon shuldn't stop him from doing wat he likes with his money; there will always b poor pple in Cameroon/world no matter wat he does. Kudos to you Etoo. |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Bialegend(m): 9:11pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
For those who do not know and will come here to open their mouths to do nothing else other than to bash, Samuel Eto'o runs a diamond wrist watch brand/fashion company. The watches he gave out as gifts to his team mates are actually a sort of publicity/advertisment in disguise, and he stands to gain more that he gave out through that worthy awareness creation. They are only his brands of luxury wrist watches which he is only advertising through that way. Check this out: http://www.luxgallery.com/luxury/the-time-of-eto%E2%80%99o/375/ |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Outstrip(f): 9:34pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Bialegend: Makes perfect sense. LOL. Everything else is pretty much nonsense. This makes sense. Why not? |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Bialegend(m): 9:37pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Outstrip:Exactly. And here is the link to his luxury watch collections. http://www.etooworld.com/ |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by MeGaStReEt: 9:40pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
mama-gee: NO! I mean Commonruin |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by eldee(m): 9:52pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Bialegend: If it were just for the awareness, why didn't he give them to his Inter Milan players instead?? Doesn't he have a higher chance of publicising his watches when Sneidjer or Mourinho is seen wearing his watch than Ndiefi or whatever their names are?? He's not gaining more by spending that much on his national team, he's motivating them, infact, if they didn't qualify, they would not have received the wristwatches. |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by Outstrip(f): 9:52pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Bialegend:Very Nice. Hope he can sell them at that price though. Looks like it is worth it. Excellent quality from the pictures |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by CarlosVent(m): 9:56pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
dis is nice for cameroon |
Re: Samuel Eto’o Spends $1.3m On Designer Watches For Teammates by MAYOWAAK: 9:59pm On Jun 08, 2010 |
Bialegend: Hoping that Nairalanders whose comments are often characterised by Sweeping statements,over-generalizations and hasty conclusions will learn not to pass damning verdicts over issues they have little or no knowledge about. Thumbs up Bialegend |
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