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Tesco apologises for Lionesses Euro 2025 promotion in Cardiff store | |
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Tesco has said sorry after a promotional display from Lionesses sponsor Lucozade was put up in Cardiff | Tesco has said sorry after a promotional display from Lionesses sponsor Lucozade was put up in Cardiff |
Tesco has apologised after a promotional stand advertising a chance to meet the England women's football team was put up at a store in Cardiff. | Tesco has apologised after a promotional stand advertising a chance to meet the England women's football team was put up at a store in Cardiff. |
Customers were shocked to see a Lucozade display featuring the Lionesses front and centre of the store's entrance at Western Avenue, just weeks before Wales face England at Euro 2025 in Switzerland. | Customers were shocked to see a Lucozade display featuring the Lionesses front and centre of the store's entrance at Western Avenue, just weeks before Wales face England at Euro 2025 in Switzerland. |
The chief executive of the Football Association of Wales (FAW), Noel Mooney, was among those who voiced their anger on social media, saying "we are Cymru". | The chief executive of the Football Association of Wales (FAW), Noel Mooney, was among those who voiced their anger on social media, saying "we are Cymru". |
Tesco said it had since removed the display from the store, and wished both the Welsh and English teams good luck in the tournament. | Tesco said it had since removed the display from the store, and wished both the Welsh and English teams good luck in the tournament. |
Wales women have qualified for the Euros for the first time, where they will face England | Wales women have qualified for the Euros for the first time, where they will face England |
One shopper described it as "deeply offensive" and called on Tesco to "read the room" as Wales women prepare for their first appearance at a major tournament. | One shopper described it as "deeply offensive" and called on Tesco to "read the room" as Wales women prepare for their first appearance at a major tournament. |
"I genuinely don't understand how this happens. Surely someone somewhere would have thought it was a bad idea," they said. | "I genuinely don't understand how this happens. Surely someone somewhere would have thought it was a bad idea," they said. |
"Do you have these up in Scotland too?" | "Do you have these up in Scotland too?" |
Another user said it was "disgraceful", adding: "Must be lovely for our Welsh women footballers, walking in Tesco and seeing the England women's team." | Another user said it was "disgraceful", adding: "Must be lovely for our Welsh women footballers, walking in Tesco and seeing the England women's team." |
In a statement, Tesco said the display was "incorrectly" put up in the store. | In a statement, Tesco said the display was "incorrectly" put up in the store. |
"Many of our colleagues and customers will be supporting their home nations in the tournament," it added. | "Many of our colleagues and customers will be supporting their home nations in the tournament," it added. |
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