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title: Adidas

text: criminal" for destroying "precious habitat" in Indonesia's rainforest. In 2011, when Adidas cancelled its contract with Asia Pulp & Paper, Greenpeace Executive Director Phil Radford commended Adidas for efforts made towards forest protection, for "taking rainforest conservation seriously." Adidas executive James Gatto has been indicted in the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal. Adidas Adidas AG (; stylized as ɑdidɑs since 1949) is a multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, after Nike. It

title: Adidas

text: In August 2005, Adidas declared its intention to buy Reebok for $3.8 billion (US$). This takeover was completed with partnership in January 2006 and meant that the company would have business sales closer to those of Nike in North America. The acquisition of Reebok would also allow Adidas to compete with Nike worldwide as the number two athletic shoemaker in the world. Adidas has global corporate headquarters in Germany, and many other business locations around the world such as Portland OR, Hong Kong, Toronto, Taiwan, England, Japan, Australia, and Spain. In 2005, Adidas introduced the Adidas 1, the first ever

title: Adidas

text: hockey equipment and sponsors numerous players of Germany, England, Netherlands, Australia, Spain and Belgium. The company has been the kit provider of Argentine women's and men's teams for over 15 years. The company also sponsored clubs Reading, Beeston and East Grinstead. In ice hockey, Adidas signed an agreement with National Hockey League (NHL) to be the official outfitter of uniforms and licensed apparel, starting in the 2017–18 season. Adidas will replace its own subsidiary Reebok as official provider. Adidas' cricket sponsorships include cricketers Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and K. L. Rahul. Adidas sponsorships Ivan Zaytsev volleyball player. Earvin

title: Adidas

text: Adidas Adidas AG (; stylized as ɑdidɑs since 1949) is a multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, after Nike. It is the holding company for the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade golf company (including Ashworth), Runtastic, an Austrian fitness technology company and 8.33% of German football club Bayern Munich. Adidas' revenue for 2016 was listed at €19.29 billion. The company was started by Adolf Dassler in his mother's house; he

title: Adidas Teamgeist

text: introduced by Adidas as an update of the ball during the 2007 Club World Cup in Japan. The ball was then formally introduced in 2008. Adidas has produced multiple variants of the +Teamgeist and Teamgeist 2 for various competitions. Variants of this ball include the "Adidas Teamgeist 2 Magnus Moenia", used in the 2008 Olympic Games, as well as the related Adidas Europass used for UEFA Euro 2008. Adidas Teamgeist The +Teamgeist () was the official match ball for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The plus sign in its name was introduced for trademark purposes, since the regular

title: Adidas Stan Smith

text: smith are: Less common versions of the adidas stan smith are: Limited editions of the adidas Stan Smith include: The adidas Stan Smith was originally manufactured in Landersheim in north-eastern France by "Adidas France" that was initiated by Horst Dassler. However, since the production of the adidas stan smith started, the shoe has been produced in several countries. Among the various countries are, for example, Algeria, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan, USA, and Vietnam. Today, the adidas Stan Smith is not recommended for tennis players, but the shoe continues to be

title: Adidas

text: of West Germany's first post-war goal, Herbert Burdenski. Four years later, at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1500 metres runner Josy Barthel of Luxembourg won Puma's first Olympic gold in Helsinki, Finland. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, Puma paid German sprinter Armin Hary to wear Pumas in the 100 meter sprint final. Hary had worn Adidas before and asked Adolf for payment, but Adidas rejected this request. The German won gold in Pumas, but then laced up Adidas for the medals ceremony, to the shock of the two Dassler brothers. Hary hoped to cash in from both, but Adi was so

title: Adidas

text: on the company's clothing and shoe designs as a marketing aid. The branding, which Adidas bought in 1952 from Finnish sports company Karhu Sports, became so successful that Dassler described Adidas as "The three stripes company". The brand name is uncapitalized and is stylized with a lower case "a". Adidas was founded by Adolf "Adi" Dassler who made sports shoes in his mother's scullery or laundry room in Herzogenaurach, Germany after his return from World War I. In July 1924, his older brother Rudolf joined the business, which became Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory (). The electricity supply in Herzogenaurach was

title: Adidas Teamgeist

text: panels. Instead, the ball is made up of 14 panels, which means that the number of three-panel touch points is reduced by 60% (60 to 24) and the total length of the panel lines falls by over 15% (400.5 cm to 339.3 cm). Building on the introduction of thermal bonding technology in 2004, the Teamgeist ball is the first time Adidas has used this in a World Cup. Loughborough University conducted extensive comparative testing on the ball, along with the Adidas football laboratory in Scheinfeld, Germany. While Swiss international Johann Vogel and David Beckham, both sponsored by Adidas, and others

title: Adidas Teamgeist

text: Adidas Teamgeist The +Teamgeist () was the official match ball for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The plus sign in its name was introduced for trademark purposes, since the regular German word "Teamgeist", meaning "team spirit", could not be trademarked. The ball was designed by the Adidas Innovation Team and the Molten Corporation and is made by Adidas, which has provided the balls used in all World Cup matches since the 1970 World Cup when the Telstar was introduced. The +Teamgeist ball differs from previous balls in having just 14 curved panels (making the ball topologically equivalent to

title: Adidas

text: labour rights records. By subcontracting work to different suppliers, it is more difficult for Adidas to ensure company labour standards are enforced. Workplace standards that Adidas' policy upholds include the freedom for workers to take part in collective bargaining and a non-retaliation policy towards workers who express concerns. In practice, however, many of Adidas' suppliers have not upheld these standards. At the Panarub factory in Java, 33 workers were fired after striking for better pay in 2005. PT Kizone is another Indonesian factory where Adidas has received criticism over treatment of workers. They produced products for Adidas as well as

title: My Adidas

text: My Adidas "My Adidas" is the first single from Run–D.M.C.'s third album "Raising Hell". It is about Adidas footwear. Released in 1986, the song was written by two of the members, Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and was produced by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons. It led to the first endorsement deal between a musical act and an athletic company, after the band's co-manager, Lyor Cohen, invited Adidas executive Angelo Anastasio to the band's concert at Madison Square Garden on July 19, 1986, where the band instructed the audience to hold up their Adidas apparel during the

title: Adidas

text: of the UEFA Champions League, and the Adidas Finale is the competition's official match ball. Along with the aforementioned Adidas Predator boot, Adidas manufactures the adiPure range of football boots. Adidas named an official match ball of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament the Adidas Beau Jeu which translates to "The Beautiful Game" in English. Adidas provides clothing and equipment for all teams in Major League Soccer. Adidas has also provided baseball equipment and sponsors numerous players of Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. Adidas Baseball hardgoods are licensed to Dick's Sporting Goods. From 1997 to 2008, Adidas

title: My Adidas

text: what was inside of it."<br>— Darryl McDaniels My Adidas "My Adidas" is the first single from Run–D.M.C.'s third album "Raising Hell". It is about Adidas footwear. Released in 1986, the song was written by two of the members, Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and was produced by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons. It led to the first endorsement deal between a musical act and an athletic company, after the band's co-manager, Lyor Cohen, invited Adidas executive Angelo Anastasio to the band's concert at Madison Square Garden on July 19, 1986, where the band instructed the audience to

title: Adidas

text: men's and women's gymnastics wear for Team USA, through USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics and Adidas sponsorship concluded at the end of 2012. In 2006, Adidas gymnastics leotards for women and Adidas men's competition shirts, gymnastics pants and gymnastics shorts have been available in the United States, with seasonal leotards offered for Spring, Summer, Fall and Holidays. Adidas previous collaborated with GK Elite, since Spring 2013, Adidas gymnastics products have been available worldwide through Elegant Sports. USA Olympic team members McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber, Jake Dalton and Danell Leyva are all sponsored by Adidas gymnastics. In 2007, Adidas announced its entering

title: Adidas

text: Roberto Firmino, Paulo Dybala, Mats Hummels and Manuel Neuer. Adidas is one of the official sponsors of the UEFA Champions League, and the Adidas Finale is the competition's official match ball. Along with the aforementioned Adidas Predator boot, Adidas manufactures the adiPure range of football boots. Adidas provides clothing and equipment for all teams in Major League Soccer (MLS). In July 2014, Adidas and Manchester United agreed to a ten-year kit deal, beginning with the 2015–16 Premier League season. This kit deal has a guaranteed minimum value of £750 million (US$1.29 billion), making it the most valuable kit deal in

title: Adidas

text: Stormers and Western Province rugby union teams among others. Adidas is also the New Zealand Rugby Union clothing sponsor and supplies clothing to all Super Rugby franchises, a selection of domestic teams and national referees. Adidas are also the official match ball supplier to the Heineken Cup. Adidas was the British and Irish Lions kit supplier from 1997 to 2013. They are the jersey manufacturers of the Gold Coast Titans Rugby League club in the Australasian National Rugby League. Dual rugby and league international and former boxer Sonny Bill Williams is a global ambassador for Adidas. Adidas has provided field

title: Adidas

text: Smith, Damian Lillard, Andrew Wiggins, Tim Duncan, Jeremy Lin, Iman Shumpert, John Wall and Nick Young. Adidas endorsed Kobe Bryant with the Adidas Equipment KB8 as his first signature shoe until July 2002. The company also endorsed Kevin Garnett until he opted out of his contract in 2010. Gilbert Arenas was an Adidas endorser until 2010. In August 2015, James Harden left Nike for Adidas by signing a 13-year contract reportedly worth US$200 million. In rugby union, Adidas is the current kit supplier to the All Blacks, the France national team, the Italian national rugby team and the South African

title: Adidas

text: sponsored New York Yankees. Adidas' Superstar and Pro Model shoes, affectionately known as "shelltoes" for their stylized hard rubber toe box, were fueled by, among others, coaches such as UCLA's John Wooden. Adidas drew about even with Converse in basketball by the mid 1970s before both started to fall behind then-upstart Nike in the early 1980s. Subsequently, Adidas Superstar became very popular in the 1980s hip hop streetwear scene alongside Adidas's stripe-sided polyester suits. From 2006 to 2017, Adidas was the outfitter of all 30 franchises in the National Basketball Association, replacing the Reebok brand after Adidas' acquisition of Reebok.

title: Adidas

text: items, varying from men's and women's t-shirts, jackets, hoodies, pants and leggings. The first Adidas item of apparel was the Franz Beckenbauer tracksuit created in 1967. Adidas AG is the largest manufacturer of sports bras in Europe, and the second largest manufacturer in the world. One of the main focuses of Adidas has always been football kits, and the associated equipment. Adidas remains a major company in the global supply of team kits for international association football teams and clubs. Adidas makes referee kits that are used in international competition and by many countries and leagues in the world. The

title: Adidas

text: expressed optimism for the year ahead. In January 2015, Adidas launched the footwear industry's first reservation mobile app. The Adidas Confirmed app allows consumers to get access to and reserve the brand's limited edition sneakers by using geo targeting technology On 24 March 2015, Adidas and McDonald's unveiled the 2015 McDonald's All-American uniforms. For the third year in a row, players will be wearing short-sleeved jerseys, made with the same lightweight and breathable material as the ones used in the NBA. In August 2015, Adidas acquired fitness technology firm Runtastic for approximately $240 million. Adidas sells a range of clothing

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text: to compete with Nike Golf. In 1998, Adidas sued the NCAA over their rules limiting the size and number of commercial logos on team uniforms and team clothing. Adidas withdrew the suit, and the two groups established guidelines as to what three-stripe designs would be considered uses of the Adidas trademark. As CEO of Adidas, Louis-Dreyfus quadrupled revenue to 5.84 billion euros ($7.5 billion) from 1993 through 2000. In 2000, he announced he would resign the following year, due to illness. In 2003, Adidas filed a lawsuit in a British court challenging Fitness World Trading's use of a two-stripe motif

title: Adidas

text: 2000, Crédit Lyonnais sold Adidas to Louis-Dreyfus for a much higher amount of money than what Tapie owed, 4.485 billion (€683.514 million) francs rather than 2.85 billion (€434.479 million). They also purposely bankrupted Tapie's company that owned Adidas, because only the company had the right to sue them. In 1994, combined with FIFA Youth Group, SOS Children's Villages became the main beneficiary. In 1997, Adidas AG acquired the Salomon Group who specialized in ski wear, and its official corporate name was changed to Adidas-Salomon AG. With this acquisition Adidas also acquired the Taylormade Golf company and Maxfli, which allowed them

title: Adidas Parley

text: Adidas Parley Adidas Parley is the official collaboration product line between Adidas and Parley for the Oceans, an environmental organization that addresses environmental threats towards the oceans, through ocean plastic pollution. Adidas Parley shoes are produced with plastic ocean debris. Adidas recreated three editions of their UltraBoost shoe, and a new version of their Adidas Originals shoe. Eric Liedtke, the executive of Adidas in 2015, chose to use recycled plastics in the production of the Adidas Parley, as he felt that there were many potential applications for its use and that it would also serve as part of a solution

title: Adidas Parley

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text: photo quickly caused controversy including that of Jesse Jackson who was quoted as saying "The attempt to commercialize and make popular more than 200 years of human degradation, where blacks were considered three-fifths human by our Constitution is offensive, appalling and insensitive". Jackson threatened a boycott, and NBA commissioner David Stern was at one point reportedly contacted in hopes that he would intervene. Shortly after the outcry, the company cancelled the product. Adidas has been criticized for operating sweatshops, particularly in Indonesia. Between 2006 and 2007, Adidas rejected many of its suppliers that supported unions for subcontractors with less reputable

title: Adidas Finale

text: Adidas Finale The Adidas Finale is a brand of football made by Adidas. It is the current official football of the UEFA Champions League, after Adidas took over the contract of official supplier from Nike in 2000. The internal and external design of the ball changes reflecting improvements to football technologies taken from other Adidas-produced footballs. The external design is the "Starball" based on the stars of the UEFA Champions League logo. Each year's ball keeps the branding name of "Adidas Finale", excepting suffixes to designate the year. During its introduction the Adidas Finale was only used in the latter

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: Adidas Yeezy Adidas Yeezy Boost is the official collaboration sneaker by Kanye West and Adidas. The Adidas Yeezy 750 Boost "Light Brown" was the first sneaker to release from this collaboration on February 23, 2015. The second shoe to release was the Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 "Turtle Dove". "Yeezy Season 1" was the first apparel collection to release from this collaboration. It was officially released on October 29, 2015. The Adidas Yeezy 950 Boot was also part of this collection and it was released in four different colorways. The name "Boost" refers to a material used by Adidas. Kanye West

title: Adidas

text: Nike and the Dallas Cowboys until they closed in January 2011. 2,686 workers who were laid off are owed $3 million in severance pay and benefits. Nike has contributed $1.5 million but Adidas has not acted. A campaign has been initiated by United Students Against Sweatshops calling for universities to cut contracts with Adidas. On 16 July 2012, War on Want organised activists in London to replace Adidas price tags in sports stores with 34p ones, a reference to the low hourly wage rate paid to the Indonesian workers who make Adidas goods. The campaign group Labour Behind the Label

title: Adidas

text: to the Indian audience that markets and sells products to its consumers in India. The brand is featured in several games, including Commodore Amiga: "Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge", Sony PlayStation: "Adidas power soccer" and Commodore 64, ZX spectrum, Amstrad CPC: "Adidas Championship Football". Adidas has done several collaborations with well known designers, including Jeremy Scott, Alexander Wang, and Raf Simons. They have also reached out to several celebrities, such as Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, and Stan Smith to create some of the company's most notable and coveted pieces. On 14 February 2015, Kanye West collaborated with Adidas to create the

title: Adidas

text: Yohji Yamamoto - the Y representing Yamamoto and the 3 representing the three stripes of Adidas). Launched in 2004, ""Impossible is Nothing"" is one of the company's most memorable campaigns. The campaign was developed by 180/TBWA based in Amsterdam, but significant work was also done by TBWA\Chiat\Day in San Francisco. A few years later, Adidas launched a basketball specific campaign -- ""Believe in 5ive""—for the 2006-2007 NBA season. In 2011, ""Adidas is all in"" became the global marketing strategy slogan for Adidas. The slogan aimed to tie all brands and labels together, presenting a unified image to consumers interested in

title: Adidas

text: Puma AG and several other sportswear brands was examined in a recent study. The study found consumers did not exhibit unduly high loyalty towards such brands. During the mid to late 1990s, Adidas divided the brand into three main groups with each a separate focus: Adidas Performance was designed to maintain their devotion to the athlete; Adidas Originals was designed to focus on the brand's earlier designs which remained a popular life-style icon; and Style Essentials, which dealt with the fashion market; the main group within this being Y-3 (which is a collaboration between Adidas and renowned Japanese fashion designer

title: Adidas

text: watches, eyewear, bags, baseball caps, and socks. As well, Adidas has a branded range of male and female deodorants, perfumes, aftershave and lotions. Adidas announced they would be launching a new $199 Fit Smart wristband in mid-August 2014. The wristband will pair with Adidas's miCoach app, which acts as a personal trainer. Adilette was the first ever pair of sandals made by Adidas, originally developed in 1963. Adidas claims that a group of athletes approached Adi Dassler requesting a shoe be made for the locker room. To this day, the resulting sandals are a best-seller. Since the original navy blue

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text: player", Adidas targets the "tournament player" with the 12.2 oz Barricade tour model. Adidas entered Kabaddi which is still a non-Olympic sport but highly popular in the Indian subcontinent and Asian countries. In 2014, with the launch of Pro Kabaddi League a city based franchise league in India, kabaddi took the region with storm. In 2015, they tied up with Mumbai-based franchise U Mumba. "The association of kabaddi with adidas is a clear exemplification of the growth of the sport over the last two years," shared U Sports CEO, Supratik Sen. Adidas also designs and makes slide-style sandals, mobile accessories,

title: Adidas

text: currently manufactures several running and lifestyle shoes, including the Energy-boost, and the spring-blade trainers.I The brand has built a strong runners' network within big European capitals, such as Paris' "Boost Energy League". In 2016 the 3rd season launched. In Paris, the Boost Energy League gathers 11 teams representing different districts of Paris. Adidas launched two new color ways of the NMD R1 and one new color way of the NMD XR1 in September 2016. adidas EQT is a style of sneakers from adidas. It originated in the early 90s and relaunched in 2017. The latest adidas EQT line released in

title: Adidas

text: to the lacrosse equipment, also sponsoring the Adidas National Lacrosse Classic in July 2008 for the top 600 high school underclassmen players in the United States. The company made their self into their own brand such as "Adidas Lacrosse", getting several scholarships, Bucknell (men and women), Bryant (men), Delaware (men and women), New Jersey Institute of Technology (men), and D3 powerhouse Lynchburg (men and women in fall of 2016 with soft good only)". Materials that adidas provided were jerseys, shorts, shoes, shafts, heads, gloves, and protective pieces. Products manufactured for the sport are sticks, gloves, protective gear and boots. Adidas

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text: England player Ian Bell, Pakistan opening batsman Salman Butt and Indian Player Ravindra Jadeja. In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Adidas sponsored the team Mumbai Indians from 2008 to 2014 and Delhi Daredevils from 2008 to 2013. They were the official sponsors of Pune Warriors India in 2011 and 2012, however the team was banned from IPL due to payment issues. In 2015 Season, Adidas sponsored Royal Challengers Bangalore. "Adidas Golf" manufactures golf clothing, footwear, and accessories. Men's and women's equipment includes footwear, shirts, shorts, pants, outerwear (wind suits), base layer and eyewear. From 2000 to 2012, Adidas has provided

title: Adidas

text: field of bat manufacture in 2008 and currently their bat range includes the Pellara, Incurza, Libro and M-Blaster models. In the 1990s, Adidas signed the superstar Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar and made shoes for him. From 2008 until his retirement, Adidas had sponsored the cricket bat used by Tendulkar. It created a new bat, 'Adidas MasterBlaster Elite', personalized for him. In 2008, Adidas made a concerted move into English cricket market by sponsoring English batting star Kevin Pietersen after the cancellation of his lifetime deal with Woodworm, when they ran into financial difficulties. The following year they signed up fellow

title: Adidas Stan Smith

text: motifs ranging from simple drawings to more complex graffiti paintings. Probably due to its often white color, the adidas stan smith has been used as an object for sneaker art. For example, many artists and design studios hand-paint Stan Smith sneakers and sell them as art. Concerning signed adidas stan smith sneakers, it is possible to find them with Stan Smith's autograph with black marker ink on the white leather upper. In fact, in 1983, Adidas launched the concept of "Adicolor", where sneakers were sold along with the tools to customize them. The Adicolor sneakers are all white sneakers specifically

title: Adidas Track Classic

text: Adidas Track Classic The Adidas Track Classic is an American track and field athletics meeting which has taken place annually in Carson, California since 2005. The meeting forms part of the USA Track & Field Visa Championship Series and is also one of the few area meetings where athletes can earn points to qualify for the World Athletics Final. The event has its roots in the Oregon Track Classic, which was sponsored by Adidas until 2005 and was forced to close that year due to lack of funding. Top athletes from the North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) area

title: Adidas Samba

text: television. Adidas Samba The Adidas Samba is an indoor soccer shoe. It is among Adidas' most popular shoes, being the second highest selling Adidas design ever with over 35 million pairs sold worldwide, behind the Adidas Stan Smith. It has been produced in a variety of color schemes, yet the original black with three white stripes is by far the most popular. The shoe features a tan gumsole that distinguishes it from other Adidas shoes. The shoe was first produced in 1929 to enable association football players to train on icy, hard ground (hence the suction design on the gumsole).

title: Adidas Samba

text: Adidas Samba The Adidas Samba is an indoor soccer shoe. It is among Adidas' most popular shoes, being the second highest selling Adidas design ever with over 35 million pairs sold worldwide, behind the Adidas Stan Smith. It has been produced in a variety of color schemes, yet the original black with three white stripes is by far the most popular. The shoe features a tan gumsole that distinguishes it from other Adidas shoes. The shoe was first produced in 1929 to enable association football players to train on icy, hard ground (hence the suction design on the gumsole). Its

title: Adidas Originals

text: Park, Tian Yo, Charlene, and Pakho Chau. In 2018, Adidas Originals shared a new promotional film, known as "Original Is Never Finished 2018" featuring A$AP Ferg, Playboi Carti, Nick Young, Kaytranada, Adrianne Ho, Dua Lipa, Lu Han, Miles Silvas, Florencia Galarza, and Marcelo Vieira. Adidas Originals Adidas Originals (often stylized as "adidas Originals") is a line of casual sports clothing, the heritage line of German sportswear brand Adidas specializing in shoes, shirts, coats, bags, sunglasses and other accessories. The clothing and the accessories are under such categories as Superstar and Adicolor. They are designed by the Adidas company. There was

title: Adidas Originals

text: Adidas Originals Adidas Originals (often stylized as "adidas Originals") is a line of casual sports clothing, the heritage line of German sportswear brand Adidas specializing in shoes, shirts, coats, bags, sunglasses and other accessories. The clothing and the accessories are under such categories as Superstar and Adicolor. They are designed by the Adidas company. There was also a collection named "Originals Denim" by Diesel, a concept trialled in New York City and Berlin. The famous Trefoil logo, formerly used on all Adidas products, has since 1997 been applied only to heritage products; the Performance logo, which had from 1991 been

title: Adidas Stan Smith

text: 1994, the number of pairs sold had increased to 23.7 million. At the turn of the 21st century, Adidas re-issued a new version of the shoe – "adidas Stan Smith II". In 2008, a replica of the original adidas stan smith was released in the Adidas Originals line and was named "adidas stan smith 80s". In total, the adidas Stan Smith has sold over 30 million pairs worldwide since 1971. There is even a source that claims that Adidas has sold 40 million pairs of the adidas stan smith by 2005. During a November 17, 2009 interview that aired on

title: Adidas Pelias

text: Adidas Pelias The Adidas Pelias was first used in the football events of the 2004 Summer Olympics, and was the official ball for all FIFA events in Europe in 2004. It has since been effectively replaced by the Pelias 2, which was used as the official ball for all FIFA events in Europe in 2005. The ball is made by Adidas, and was made using the same materials and construction as the Adidas Roteiro, the official match ball of the UEFA European Football Championship in 2004. The panels of the ball were thermally bonded and makes use of Adidas' Power

title: Adidas Predator

text: Adidas Predator Adidas Predator are a range of football boots developed by German sportswear manufacturers Adidas based on a prototype concept from the Australian former footballer Craig Johnston. The common feature of the Predator range is the presence of rubber patches or strips on the top of the shoe, designed to increase friction between the boot and the ball. In late 2010, Adidas designed the new "Power-spine" technology, which they claim improves shot power by reducing the amount the foot bends back as it kicks the ball. In 2014, Hungarian inventor László Oroszi won a court case against Adidas in

title: Adidas Finale

text: well prized. The UEFA Champions League is thought to be the most prestigious club competition and the ball itself has a very unusual design which makes the ball unique, FIFA Approved with highest rating, and fairly cherishable. Adidas Finale The Adidas Finale is a brand of football made by Adidas. It is the current official football of the UEFA Champions League, after Adidas took over the contract of official supplier from Nike in 2000. The internal and external design of the ball changes reflecting improvements to football technologies taken from other Adidas-produced footballs. The external design is the "Starball" based

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: three different colorways: Peyote, Moonrock, Chocolate, and Pirate black. Each shoe was retailed at $585 USD. "The Adidas Yeezy 950 extended the Kan and Adidas partnership outside of the sneaker space with its military duckboot inspired design." There have been no further releases of the sneaker. The Adidas Yeezy 350 Football Boost "Turtle dove" colorway was originally released on September 15, 2016. The Yeezy 350 cleat "Turtle Dove" is the first athletic footwear product from the Adidas and Yeezy collaboration. "The shoe took the overall look and feel of the adidas Yeezy Boost 350 however they installed a Primeknit upper

title: Adidas Kampung

text: it the moniker Adidas Kampung, or the Village Adidas. Adidas Kampungs are easily found in sundry shops in the villages of Malaysia for under RM10.00. Adidas Kampung Adidas Kampung is a generic name for cheap black rubber shoes that are usually made in Malaysia. Being made 100% out of rubber, they are waterproof, easy to dry, and thus ideal for trekking in tropical weather. They gained attention in the blogosphere when they were featured as having been used by local climbers to win various climbathons such as the Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon held in Sabah. One particular model comes with

title: Adidas Originals

text: seen on the "Equipment" range of products, replaced the Trefoil in 1997 across the rest of the Adidas line. Adidas Originals covers sports fashion styles with references to the decades between the 1940s and the 1980s. The brand has a distinctively retro old school feel. An extensive campaign was launched in 2008 to promote the label. In October 2017, Adidas Originals opened a new flagship and its largest store worldwide in Wicker Park, Chicago. There are many adidas Originals Concept Stores around the world (Europe, South America, North America, Asia and Oceania). Adidas had plans to roll out more stores

title: Adidas Predator

text: It is in the upper material where they are differentiated. Rather than using the Hybrid S-L seen in the regular LZ, Adidas employ a thinner SprintSkin on the back end of the LZ SL. This boot weighed in at 7.3oz. In May 2013, Adidas officially released the updated version of the Predator LZ, named the Predator LZ II, and it was debuted by several players in Europe, including Napoli's Pepe Reina; Chelsea's Fernando Torres, Oscar and Petr Čech; Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Özil and Per Mertesacker; Real Madrid's Ángel Di María and Xabi Alonso; and Manchester United's Juan Mata. First

title: Adidas SC

text: Moaula United]], although the league table appears incomplete and sources acknowledge that there are numerous arithmetical inconsistencies in it. Their performance in the 2011–12 season is no known, though they finished in 5th place on goal difference in the 2012–13 season. Samoa National League: Adidas SC Adidas SC is a Samoan football club based in Almagoto. It currently plays in the Samoa National League. The club also runs a women's team. Adidas's first recorded season in the Samoa National league was in 2002, where they finished sixth out of ten teams, one place above the relegation play-offs. The following season,

title: Adidas SC

text: Adidas SC Adidas SC is a Samoan football club based in Almagoto. It currently plays in the Samoa National League. The club also runs a women's team. Adidas's first recorded season in the Samoa National league was in 2002, where they finished sixth out of ten teams, one place above the relegation play-offs. The following season, they finished bottom of the league in the regular season, winning only one game and entered the relegation playoffs. They won only one more game in the relegation playoffs between the top four teams from the second division and the bottom four from the

title: My Adidas

text: song. This was followed by the group making a video where they addressed Adidas with an a cappella verse before shouting "Give us a million dollars!" This deal is credited with influencing future endorsement deals between brands and musicians, particularly in hip hop culture. "My Adidas" reached No. 5 on the Hot Black Singles and No. 10 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales in 1986, climbed to No. 33 on the Hot Rap Singles chart fourteen years later in 2000. The song appears on the soundtracks for the video games "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4" and "". The track was

title: Adidas

text: claimed that the basic pay of Indonesian Adidas workers was only £10 a week. William Anderson, head of social and environmental affairs for the Asia Pacific region, posted an entry on the company blog in which he sought to justify the 34p an hour pay rate. In April 2014, one of the biggest strikes on mainland China took place at the Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Dongguan shoe factory, producing amongst others for Adidas. For years, Adidas purchased paper for its packaging from Asia Pulp & Paper, the third largest paper producer in the world, which was labeled as a "forest

title: Adidas

text: websites. Adidas has responded by enforcing cross-border agreements to stop overseas retailers from selling to New Zealand residents. It has been labelled a public relations disaster by leading New Zealand PR firms and Consumer advocate groups. The largest New Zealand sportswear retailer Rebel Sport has stated it is angry and is considering selling the All Blacks Jerseys to the general public below cost. On 14 June 2012, Adidas posted on their Facebook page a picture of a pair of Jeremy Scott-designed shoes containing shackles. The picture was of a planned shoe line that Adidas intended to release in July. The

title: Adidas

text: N'Gapeth volleyball player it advertises as a model and brand ambassador for Adidas. In 2016, it had filed lawsuits against Skechers, one for making a duplicate Stan Smith design, and another for Adidas replicas such as "Springblade". Adidas's business practises/ethics and commitment to worker welfare have been scrutinised and often criticised. Unhappy with the local price of the Adidas replica All Blacks jersey, New Zealand-based All Blacks fans have asked for price cuts and begun purchasing the jersey from overseas vendors after it was revealed that the local price of NZ$220 was more than twice the price offered on some

title: Adidas

text: sports, fashion, street, music and pop culture. There appears to be connection with the phrase "all-in" meaning "exhausted" in some English speaking nations. In 2015, Adidas launched ""Creating the New"" as its new strategic business plan until 2020. This plan has three strategic choices: speed, cities and open source. India has been a very speculative market for Adidas. Despite this Dave Thomas, managing director of Adidas in India is ambitious of the country's potential. The company hopes to double its revenue from Rs. 805 crores by 2020. In 2015, the company had signed Ranveer Singh a prominent Bollywood actor as

title: Adidas

text: world number one men's tennis players Ivan Lendl and Stefan Edberg and ladies' world number one Steffi Graf but each player had their own, exclusive graphic styles designed for their use during play, which were in turn marketed to the general public. Ivan Lendl even spent the vast majority of his dominant career playing with several different models of Adidas tennis racquets, primarily using the legendary Adidas GTX-Pro and then later the Adidas GTX Pro-T. The company recently introduced a new line of tennis racquets. While the Feather is made for the "regular player", and the Response for the "club

title: Adidas

text: a "Turo Red" Pack on January 26, 2017, and included models such as the adidas EQT Support 93/17, EQT Support ADV, and EQT Support Ultra. adidas.com is one of the few online retailers. In November 2016, Adidas teased a sneaker made from ocean plastic. The shoe is created from a fabric called "Biosteel". The shoe is called the "Adidas Futurecraft Biofabric." The material used is 15% lighter than conventional silk fibers, and is 100% biodegradable. The shoe only begin to dissolve when it is put in contact with a high concentration of the digestion enzyme proteinase, which occurs naturally. Once

title: Adidas

text: 2006 World Cup, the "Teamgeist", were particularly noteworthy for their ability to travel further than previous types when struck, leading to longer range goals. Goalkeepers were generally believed to be less comfortable with the design of the ball, claiming it was prone to move significantly and unpredictably in flight. Adidas introduced the Jabulani for the 2010 World Cup. The ball was designed and developed by Loughborough University in conjunction with Bayern Munich. The Adidas Brazuca was the match ball of the 2014 World Cup, the first World Cup ball named by the fans. Adidas is one of the official sponsors

title: Adidas

text: production shoe to use a microprocessor. Dubbed by the company "The World's First Intelligent Shoe", it features a microprocessor capable of performing 5 million calculations per second that automatically adjusts the shoe's level of cushioning to suit its environment. The shoe requires a small, user-replaceable battery that lasts for approximately 100 hours of running. On 25 November 2005, Adidas released a new version of the Adidas 1 with an increased range of cushioning, allowing the shoe to become softer or firmer, and a new motor with 153 percent more torque. On 11 April 2006, Adidas announced an 11-year deal to

title: Adidas

text: similar to Adidas's three stripes. The court ruled that despite the simplicity of the mark, "Fitness World" 's use was infringing because the public could establish a link between that use and Adidas's mark. In September 2004, top English fashion designer Stella McCartney launched a joint-venture line with Adidas, establishing a long-term partnership with the corporation. This line is a sports performance collection for women called "Adidas by Stella McCartney", and it has been critically acclaimed. Also, on 3 May 2005, Adidas told the public that they sold their partner company Salomon Group for €485m to Amer Sports of Finland.

title: Adidas

text: was joined by his elder brother Rudolf in 1924 under the name Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory. Dassler assisted in the development of spiked running shoes (spikes) for multiple athletic events. To enhance the quality of spiked athletic footwear, he transitioned from a previous model of heavy metal spikes to utilising canvas and rubber. Dassler persuaded U.S. sprinter Jesse Owens to use his handmade spikes at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1949, following a breakdown in the relationship between the brothers, Adolf created Adidas, and Rudolf established Puma, which became Adidas' business rival. Adidas' logo is three stripes, which is used

title: Adidas

text: sports history, and replaced rival Nike as the club's global equipment partner. In November 2009, World Number 4 tennis player Andy Murray was confirmed as Adidas' highest-paid star with a five-year contract reportedly worth US$24.5 million. In Cincinnati, at the ATP Tennis Tournament in Mason, they have also sponsored the ball-boy and ball-girl uniforms. Adidas is also partners with Malibu Tennis Camp, Green Fitness GmbH and with Schöler & Micke Sportartikel Vertriebs GmbH. Adidas has sponsored numerous basketball players past and present like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tracy McGrady, as well as Chauncey Billups, Derrick Rose, Brandon Knight, Eric Gordon, Josh

title: Adidas Predator

text: footballers to shoot more accurately. Oroszi's representative presented the patent to Adidas in 1998, but Adidas declined the offer claiming that it did not fit into their concept for the then new "Predator Precision" shoes. Eventually in 2014, the Hungarian Courts ruled that Adidas had incorporated Oroszi's deisgn into their "Predator Precision" shoes and that he is entitled to compensation. Adidas released the "Predator Mania" to coincide with the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. They designed it with a "Far Eastern" style in mind, so it had sharp angular styling and came in various colour schemes

title: Adidas Roteiro

text: 2004 was personalized to each game. The Roteiro balls had inscribed the name of the teams playing, the date, the name of the stadium, and the longitude and latitude of the center spot of the pitch. It was the first ball to feature an innovative thermal-bonding production technique developed by Adidas. Adidas supplied 2,300 balls for games and training sessions for the tournament. Adidas Roteiro Adidas Roteiro, commonly known as Roteiro, was the official match ball of the UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal and later, was the official match ball for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup held a month later

title: Adidas Tango

text: This ball was the last genuine leather ball to be used in the World Cup. Other variations of the Tango ball seen include: Tango Roma, Tango Napoli, Tango Munich, Tango Scorpion, Tango Mendoza, Tango Gol, Tango Indoor Ball, Tango Tournoi For the newer family of footballs that are branded Tango please see Adidas Tango 12. Adidas Tango ball is featured on the club badge of Ukrainian club Chornomorets Odessa, as well as Russian football team Mordovia Saransk. Adidas Tango The Adidas Tango is a successful family and brand of association football balls first introduced as the Tango Durlast in 1978

title: Generation Adidas

text: 2009, 2010, and 2011) so in the charts below the graduation year represents the season after which the player was announced by MLS as a Generation Adidas graduate. Generation Adidas Generation Adidas is a joint venture between Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer aimed at raising the level of young professional soccer talent in the United States. The program, sponsored by Adidas, offers professional-ready players in the U.S. developmental system not yet eligible for the MLS SuperDraft early entry, allowing MLS to compete with foreign professional clubs without comparable restrictions on player signing. From its establishment in 1997 to 2005,

title: Generation Adidas

text: playing college soccer. As a result, Generation Adidas players are also guaranteed scholarships to continue their college education should their professional career not pan out. From 1998 to 2000, MLS entered a team of Project-40 players, supplemented by other MLS players who did not get much playing time, into the A-League in the USL. In 2017, MLS introduced Canadian Generation Adidas players, part of a new initiative with the Canadian Soccer Association. Canadian Generation Adidas players count as domestic players on US based MLS teams. Generation Adidas graduates are announced at the end of the MLS season (prior to 2008,

title: Adidas Parley

text: to the Ocean Plastic Problem. This formed the start of a long term initiative project by Adidas to eliminate new plastic from its supply chain and to expand its plastic cultivation to more athletic product lines. Adidas has used recycled polyester and sustainable cotton in previous athletic products, but these production runs are small in comparison to their ocean plastic shoe initiative. Parley For The Oceans is Adidas' partner in the Parley A.I.R Strategy, which turns ocean plastic waste into thread that is woven into running shoes. The Adidas-Parley shoe silhouettes were re-designed with knitted uppers and decorative stitching, all

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: February 14, 2015, exclusively for those who confirmed a reservation through the Adidas mobile app. This initial release of the Adidas Yeezy Boost 750 "Light Brown" was limited to 9000 pairs to be available only in New York City via the Adidas smartphone app; the Adidas Yeezy Boosts were sold out within 10 minutes. Between February 21 and February 28 the Yeezy Boost 750 "Light Brown" was available through a wider range of retailers and boutiques. The shoe retailed for $350. On June 11, 2016, Yeezy Season 2 began with the second set of releases of the Yeezy Boost 750

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: was not approved by the LVMH board and West was left with no clothing partners. After the "Yeezy Season 1" show, Adidas announced they would no longer be a part of Yeezy apparel. Instead, they will only be collaborating on footwear. With Yeezy Season 6, we are introduced to several articles of clothing with adidas branding. As of December, 2017, a total of 19 colorways and 6 designs have been released between the Adidas and Yeezy collaboration. Through a combination of factors including popularization by celebrities, Adidas Yeezy sneakers have come to be extremely influential and highly coveted. Since he

title: Adidas Brazuca

text: Adidas Brazuca The Adidas Brazuca was the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Brazil. It is designed by the company Adidas, a FIFA Partner and FIFA World Cup official match ball supplier since 1970. The name of the ball was revealed on 2 September 2012. It was selected by a public vote organised by the Local Organising Committee and Adidas, with over one million Brazilian football fans voting. The name "Brazuca" was chosen with 77.8% of the vote. Two other voting options were given: "Bossa Nova" (14.6% of the vote) and "Carnavalesca" (7.6%

title: Adidas Originals

text: creation of nine unique sneaker sculptures and a fictional story of an avant-garde Adidas designer. In 2010, another Adidas Originals commercial was made. The song was 'Why Can't There Be Love' by Dee Edwards, remastered by Gilles Peterson. "All Originals Represent" was introduced in 2012 featuring brand ambassadors Nicki Minaj, Jeremy Scott, Big Sean, 2NE1, and Derrick Rose. It focuses on the creative spirit specific to unique cities around the globe. In 2014, Adidas Originals announced designer collections with Pharrell and Rita Ora. In 2016, Adidas Originals introduced the "Celebration of Sportswear", which features celebrities such as Jessica Jung, Jay

title: Adidas Originals

text: in 2008. In addition in United Kingdom some Adidas stores are located inside of JD Sports stores. In 2001, a large scale advertising campaign was launched. " During the campaign Adidas released an advert of a house party with people and celebrities, such as Katy Perry, B.o.B, Jeremy Scott, among others. The background music is Beggin', a re-edit by Pilooski of the Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons song. Separate to the house party campaign, Adidas also launched the All Day I Dream About Sneakers campaign in late 2008. The campaign was an Adidas Originals art project that included the

title: Adidas Predator

text: and Eiður Guðjohnsen have all worn Adidas Predators. Zinedine Zidane tested and reviewed the newest version of the Predator range(Predator X). Adidas released the Predator X in the traditional black/white/red colourway, with a contrasting white/brown/yellow colourway to accompany it. Later, Adidas released other colourways including the usual David Beckham designed white/red colourway, with a dragon design on the rubber Predator element; also released were the blue/white/red. For the 2010 World Cup, Adidas released a black/sun colourway to follow on a colourway they used for all three of their boot styles (F50 adiZero and adiPure), later came the white/sky/cyan and back/white/cyan

title: Adidas Stan Smith

text: and "JS Slim Glow in the Dark". Adidas Stan Smith Adidas Stan Smith is a tennis shoe made by Adidas. It is used for playing sport Stan Smith is an American tennis player, who was active between the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1980s. Adidas approached him to endorse the so-called "Haillet" shoe in 1973. The shoe, usually made with a white leather upper and laces, has a simple design. Unlike most Adidas shoes, it does not have the external three stripes. Instead there are three rows of perforations (or punched ventilation holes) on both sides

title: Adidas Stan Smith

text: come back in the Adidas collection in 2014. Even though the adidas Stan Smith has been taken out of production, there is still the possibility to obtain the shoe in some ordinary sports or shoe shops and at some online stores. In addition, vintage pairs are sometimes sold at online auction sites such as eBay. On May 31, 2013, Adidas officially announced that the adidas stan smith will be back in stores during 2014. In 2014 Adidas re-launched the Stan Smith with an option for customers to customise their own pair, giving limited options on colors for each of the

title: Adidas Stan Smith

text: the adidas stan smith among the 10 greatest sneakers ever. Furthermore, Neal Heard, who wrote the book "trainers", put the adidas stan smith on 6th place in his top 10 list. Despite the enormous success of the adidas Stan Smith, Adidas decided in 2011 to stop marketing the shoe by 2012. On May 26, 2011, this news was ironically announced at the tennis stadium Roland Garros in Paris, France. According to the French magazine "GQ Magazine", the reason is that Stan Smith is "a myth that is only sold in France". Several rumors say that the adidas stan smith might

title: Adidas Stan Smith

text: Adidas Stan Smith Adidas Stan Smith is a tennis shoe made by Adidas. It is used for playing sport Stan Smith is an American tennis player, who was active between the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1980s. Adidas approached him to endorse the so-called "Haillet" shoe in 1973. The shoe, usually made with a white leather upper and laces, has a simple design. Unlike most Adidas shoes, it does not have the external three stripes. Instead there are three rows of perforations (or punched ventilation holes) on both sides of each shoe's leather upper in the

title: Adidas Tango 12

text: Adidas Tango 12 The Adidas Tango 12 was the official match association football of the UEFA Euro 2012, with variants being used for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The ball is named after the original and successful Adidas Tango family of footballs from the late 1970s, but the construction of the Tango 12 is completely different. Variations of the ball have been used in other contemporary competitions including the Africa Cup of Nations and the Summer Olympics – adidas has not categorised these football as the "Adidas Tango 12" family, however they are listed here due to their similar design. The

title: Adidas Stan Smith

text: main components and an option to have their name embossed in the insole replacing the standard adidas logo. This is a summary of the development of the adidas stan smith: There are several different versions of the adidas Stan Smith. Normally, they are white with grass-green heel parts and have laces, but there are also other colorings. For example, the shoes can have navy-blue heel parts (or, in principle, any other color) and they can be totally black. In addition, from the mid-1990s, some versions come with velcro straps instead of laces. The most common versions of the adidas stan

title: Adidas Beau Jeu

text: Behrami. The Errejota, the official ball of the 2016 Summer Olympics, was based on the Beau Jeu but with a surface design change. Unveiled by Adidas and presented by former French national player Zinedine Zidane on November 12, 2015, the ball features elements of the Adidas Brazuca, but in a new design. The design includes blue lines with orange detail with letters and numbers on each line creating "EURO" and "2016". Adidas Beau Jeu The Adidas Beau Jeu is one of the official match balls of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. It was used for the group stage of the

title: Adidas Grand Prix

text: replaced in 2016 by the Adidas Boost Boston Games. Over the course of its history, two world records have been set at the Adidas Grand Prix. Adidas Grand Prix The Adidas Grand Prix was an annual athletics meeting held at Icahn Stadium in New York City, United States. First started in 2005 as the Reebok Grand Prix, it was previously one of the IAAF Grand Prix events. It was part of the IAAF Diamond League competition through 2015. The IAAF announced on March 3, 2016, that New York would be replaced immediately by Rabat, Morocco, on the Diamond League tour.

title: Adidas Superstar

text: icons from the world of music, fashion and arts to create the Adidas 35th Anniversary collection. The collection included 35 different models from 5 different series. Adidas Superstar The Superstar is a low-top shoe manufactured by athletic goods company Adidas since 1969. The shoe was originally released as a low-top version of the Pro Model basketball shoe. Nicknamed the "clamtoe", "shelltoe", "shell shoes", "shell tops", and "sea shells" (along with Adicolours) the iconic design is known as one of the major influences in the sneaker culture. When the shoe was introduced, it was the first low-top basketball shoe to feature

title: Adidas Superstar

text: for wearing the Superstars without any laces and pushing the tongue of the shoe out. "Adidas itself only found out about this love story when the band held up the 3-Stripes shoes during a concert in front of 40.000 fans – one of these concertgoers was an adidas employee" The Superstar received a lot of promotion from the rap group as they went out on tours across the US, which increased sales of the Superstar shoe. Responding to an anti-sneaker rap song by Jerrald Deas called "Felon Sneakers", the trio released a song of their own called "My Adidas" in

title: Adidas Tango

text: particular similarities between the new ball and the old Adidas Tango family. The 1978 Tango Durlast has twenty identical hexagonal panels with 'triads' creating the impression of 12 circles around the pentagons. Like its predecessors, the Adidas Tango Durlast was made of genuine leather and boasted the shiny waterproofing Durlast coating. The Tango España by Adidas was the official match ball of 1982 FIFA World Cup held in Spain. The "Tango España" had improved water resistant qualities through its rubberized seams. These were not very resistant and resulted in the ball having to be changed several times during some games.

title: Adidas Tango

text: Adidas Tango The Adidas Tango is a successful family and brand of association football balls first introduced as the Tango Durlast in 1978 for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. Variations of the design had been produced for various competitions including the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship and the Summer Olympics. The Tango balls have had different names applied to them to distinguish them in their construction, the competitions they have been used for, and even if they are match or replica balls. In 2011, Adidas introduced the Tango 12, but besides the name there are no

title: Adidas Tricolore

text: Adidas Tricolore Tricolore was the official match ball of 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The tricolour flag and cockerel, traditional symbols of France were used as inspiration for the design. Made by Adidas, it was the first multi-coloured ball to be used in the tournament's final stage and was also the final World Cup ball to bear the classic Tango design, introduced in the 1978 tournament. The design of blue triads decorated with cockerel motifs was adopted to represent the colours of the flag of France. Tricolore was also the first Adidas World Cup match ball manufactured outside of

title: Adidas Fevernova

text: ball superior performance characteristics, and a three-layer knitted chassis, allowing for a more precise and predictable flight path. This ball was notoriously criticised for being too light, yet some spectacular goals were scored with it during the tournament. The ball was also blamed for a number of upsets that happened in the knockout stages. Adidas Fevernova The Adidas Fevernova was the official match ball of 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, manufactured by Adidas. Its styling marked a departure from the traditional Tango ball design. The Fevernova's colouring parted from the "Tango's" style of three-pointed shapes connecting

title: Adidas Fevernova

text: Adidas Fevernova The Adidas Fevernova was the official match ball of 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, manufactured by Adidas. Its styling marked a departure from the traditional Tango ball design. The Fevernova's colouring parted from the "Tango's" style of three-pointed shapes connecting each hexagon, instead introducing a different, triangle-like shape on four hexagons. This colourful and revolutionary look and colour usage was entirely based on Asian culture (the dark gold trigon resembles a tomoe and the red streaks on its angles resemble calligraphy brush strokes). It also featured a refined syntactic foam layer, to give the

title: Adidas Finale

text: the contract from Nike in 2000, and was firstly developed based on the Adidas Terrestra Silverstream, the official match ball of the UEFA Euro 2000 in the Netherlands and Belgium. This ball was also made with the same type of materials and construction used for the Adidas Fevernova, except, of course, the graphics. The Finale ball incorporates a unique design that was inspired by the UEFA Champions League "starball" logo. The Finale is softer, faster, and more accurate than any other Adidas football before and it also features a layer of highly compressed, gas-filled micro-balloons of equal size (syntactic foam),

title: Adidas Finale

text: stages of Champions League competition; it was not uncommon to see other balls in the early rounds, usually provided by the uniform manufacturer or the supplier for the domestic league of the home team, including other Adidas balls. However, from 2006–07, the Adidas Finale had been used in all stages of the competition, including the play-off round which was introduced in 2009–10. The balls can also be seen in other UEFA competitions. These balls are also occasionally used in the UEFA Women's Champions League with similar ball graphics. The ball is made by Adidas as the German brand took over

title: Adidas 1

text: and a new motor with 153% more torque in the IL 1.1 upgrade. Adidas 1 The Adidas_1 was a running shoe made by Adidas, introduced in early 2005. It was the second general consumer sneaker to incorporate a computer (Adidas Micropacer in 1984 was the first). The shoe suffered reliability issues with many being sent back for repair, which initiated the introduction of an improved generation shortly after the release of the original shoes, which was called Intelligence Level 1.1. The shoe was later discontinued, and the official site http://www.adidas-1.com now redirects users to Adidas's web page. The shoe was

title: Adidas 1

text: Adidas 1 The Adidas_1 was a running shoe made by Adidas, introduced in early 2005. It was the second general consumer sneaker to incorporate a computer (Adidas Micropacer in 1984 was the first). The shoe suffered reliability issues with many being sent back for repair, which initiated the introduction of an improved generation shortly after the release of the original shoes, which was called Intelligence Level 1.1. The shoe was later discontinued, and the official site http://www.adidas-1.com now redirects users to Adidas's web page. The shoe was later followed by the Adidas_1 Basketball Shoe. Requiring three years of development prior

title: Generation Adidas

text: Generation Adidas Generation Adidas is a joint venture between Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer aimed at raising the level of young professional soccer talent in the United States. The program, sponsored by Adidas, offers professional-ready players in the U.S. developmental system not yet eligible for the MLS SuperDraft early entry, allowing MLS to compete with foreign professional clubs without comparable restrictions on player signing. From its establishment in 1997 to 2005, the program was sponsored by Nike and was called Project-40. Originally intended to improve the U.S. national team player pool, American national team eligibility is no longer required

title: Adidas Jabulani

text: Adidas Jabulani The Jabulani is a football manufactured by Adidas. It was the official match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The ball is made from eight spherically moulded panels and has a textured surface intended to improve aerodynamics. Nevertheless, the ball received extensive criticism from players and coaches before and during the World Cup who said that the path of the ball through the air was unpredictable. The ball was consequently developed into the Adidas Tango 12 series of footballs. The ball was constructed consisting of eight (down from 14 in the 2006 World Cup) thermally bonded, three-dimensional

title: Adidas Kampung

text: Adidas Kampung Adidas Kampung is a generic name for cheap black rubber shoes that are usually made in Malaysia. Being made 100% out of rubber, they are waterproof, easy to dry, and thus ideal for trekking in tropical weather. They gained attention in the blogosphere when they were featured as having been used by local climbers to win various climbathons such as the Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon held in Sabah. One particular model comes with four yellow stripes and studded soles, and is commonly used by villagers to play football. Its similarities to the famed stripes on Adidas shoes earned