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German sporting goods group Adidas has achieved robust growth at the start of the year - with the exception of the important North American market. There, sales in the first quarter fell by 4% on a currency-adjusted basis, the company announced when presenting its final figures on Tuesday. Wholesale in North America had recently suffered from continued high stock levels. In contrast, currency-adjusted sales in China rose by 8%. One of the biggest growth drivers was Latin America with an increase of 18%. Europe also recorded double-digit growth of 14%. Group sales rose by 4% to just under €5.5 ...
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German Economics Minister Robert Habeck met with leaders of the nation's football body DFB on Wednesday after criticing them for a switch of national teams kit providers from Adidas to Nike. "Thank you DFB for the good exchange," Habeck said on Instagram alongside a photo of him in conversation with DFB president Bernd Neuendorf and managing director Andreas Rettig. Habeck was wearing the pink away shirt the German team will be using at this summer's European championships. "The kick-off is in 65 days. I am looking forward to the Euros and the DFB team," he said. The DFB announced last month t...
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The German Football Federation (DFB) has welcomed swift action from sports goods makers Adidas to change the design of the number four on national team shirts in the wake of criticism that it resembled a Nazi symbol. Women's national team player Bibiane Schulze Solano wore the new-look number when she came on as a substitute in Friday's 3-2 win in Austria in a Euro 2025 qualifier. "We are very happy that it worked out, FIFA has also given its approval," the DFB said on Saturday, referring to the world governing body FIFA. Social media users had criticised the design of the new shirts because t...
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Athletic apparel manufacturer Adidas and the German Football Federation (DFB) have blocked the sale of Germany national team jerseys with the number 44 in response to criticism of the design, which is reminiscent of a Nazi symbol. "We will block the personalization of the jerseys in our online store," Adidas spokesman Oliver Brüggen told dpa earlier on Monday. As of Monday afternoon, it wasn't possible to personalize the jerseys with one's own name and number anymore in the Adidas online shop. The DFB, meanwhile, has stopped the delivery of jerseys with the number 44 already ordered in its own...
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Athletic apparel manufacturer Adidas and the German Football Federation (DFB) have blocked the sale of Germany national team jerseys with the number 44 in response to criticism of the design, which is reminiscent of a Nazi symbol. "We will block the personalization of the jerseys in our online store," Adidas spokesman Oliver Brüggen told dpa told dpa earlier on Monday. As of Monday afternoon, it wasn't possible to personalize the jerseys with one's own name and number anymore in the Adidas online shop. The DFB, meanwhile, has stopped the delivery jerseys with the number 44 already ordered in i...
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Former German Football Federation (DFB) president Theo Zwanziger has named the planned national teams kit supplier change from Adidas to Nike a decision without an alternative. "I can understand every fan who is outraged. But the DFB had no choice, economically and legally," Zwanziger told Die Zeit weekly in an interview published on Tuesday. Zwanziger said that American sports goods makers Nike had already offered five times more than Adidas during his reign atop the DFB 2006-2012 but the decades-old deal with Germany-based Adidas was continued. "We agreed although we could have generated muc...
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German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck is open for talks with German Football Federation (DFB) president Bernd Neuendorf after voicing criticism on the DFB's decision to switch from Adidas to Nike as national teams kit supplier from 2027 onwards. "First of all, congratulations on the national team's victory yesterday. Joy, commitment and passion - I'm looking forward to the European Championships," Habeck told dpa on Sunday in reference to a 2-0 victory over France in an international friendly. "And of course, I'm always happy to talk - perhaps about sport, tradition and capital and also about p...
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German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck is open for talks with German Football Federation (DFB) president Bernd Neuendorf after voicing criticism on the DFB's decision to switch from Adidas to Nike as national teams kit supplier from 2027 onwards. "First of all, congratulations on the national team's victory yesterday. Joy, commitment and passion - I'm looking forward to the European Championships," Habeck told dpa on Sunday in reference to a 2-0 victory over France in an international friendly. "And of course, I'm always happy to talk - perhaps about sport, tradition and capital and also about p...
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German Football Federation (DFB) managing director Andreas Rettig has hit out "populist" criticism from politicians on a kit sponsor switch for the national teams from Adidas to Nike, saying the offers were "not even remotely comparable." The DFB came under attack after announcing on Thursday that their 70-year partnership with German sports goods makers Adidas was to end in 2026, with American giants Nike to take over from 2027. Vice Chancellor and Economics Minister Robert Habeck said the Adidas-DFB partnership was "a piece of German identity" and that "I would have liked a bit more local pa...
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German Football Federation (DFB) managing director Andreas Rettig has hit out "populist" criticism from politicians on a kit sponsor switch for the national teams from Adidas to Nike, saying the offers were "not even remotely comparable." The DFB came under attack after announcing on Thursday that their 70-year partnership with German sports goods makers Adidas was to end in 2026, with American giants Nike to take over from 2027. Vice Chancellor and Economics Minister Robert Habeck said the Adidas-DFB partnership was "a piece of German identity" and that "I would have liked a bit more local pa...
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