mo4ch:>English football team partners with Visit North Korea in unlikeliest of deals | Mo4ch News

In what is surely one of the most bizarre sponsorship deals ever struck, a tour operator promoting vacations and study trips to North Korea has partnered with Blyth Spartans of the UK’s National League North.The tourism company’s pitch-side advertising board was spotted at the illustrious Croft Park stadium in Blyth, located near Newcastle upon Tyne, during a 2-all draw against the titans of Spennymoor Town FC during a Boxing Day fixture.“Their commercial manager told me the chairman was open-minded, so it was something they were more than willing to participate in,” China-based student Tom Fowdy, who founded Visit North Korea in 2015, told the press. The deal reportedly includes links on the Spartans' website and social media accounts.“Football sponsorship was something I felt inspired to do, and I was confident that as a well-known, local grassroots club, Blyth was the best place to start,” Fowdy, who reportedly paid the £150 sponsorship fee upfront, added.According to its websi…