All Team sports articles – Page 17
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News briefsNFL expands its Global Markets Program to new European markets
The National Football League (NFL) has announced the growth of its Global Markets Program, with new markets and new clubs set to participate in 2023. Twenty-one clubs will now participate in the program in 2023 across 14 international markets, up from 19 participating clubs in ten countries in 2022. The ...
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News briefsFIFA and WHO extend collaboration
FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to extend their collaboration to promote health through football worldwide. FIFA president Gianni Infantino and WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed a four-year extension to the Memorandum of Understanding, which has been in place since 2019, during the 76th World Health ...
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ArticleHummel sets five-year targets, new DC costs impact FY22 profitability
After achieving a record turnover in 2022 of 2.218 billion Danish kroner (€297.8m), a 20 percent year-over-year increase in local currency from DKK 1.858 billion in 2021, Hummel has established its growth target for 2028. The Danish group is aiming to reach DKK 4 billion (€537m) and a minimum annual ...
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News briefsAdidas and Prada launch first joint football boot collection
Adidas and Prada have unveiled their first joint collection of football boots. The Adidas Football for Prada collection for men and women combines Prada’s sophisticated codes and materials with Adidas’ performance football technologies. The collection reimagines three Adidas products – the Predator Accuracy, Copa Pure and X Crazyfast. The boots ...
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News briefsHummel launches re.hummel recycling program
Danish sportswear brand Hummel has launched a new recycling program to help customers handle their old sportswear while promoting a circular economy. Named re.hummel, the program is part of the brand’s new loyalty program. Customers can return used Hummel items in exchange for loyalty points, regardless of the item’s condition ...
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News briefsAdidas launches Move For The Planet initiative in June
Source: Adidas Adidas has introduced Move For The Planet, a new global initiative to encourage people to turn their activities into actions. The company is committed to donating €1 to Common Goal for every 10 minutes of activity recorded on the Adidas Running App across 34 sports ...
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News briefsSão Paulo FC goes virtual
The latest sports team to expand into a metaverse is São Paulo FC. According to the metaverse’s custodians, Crypto Blockchain Industries (CBI), the “audiovisual content” will cover the professional men’s team, the women’s team, youth teams and club news. Fans will be able to talk to one another and gain ...
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News briefsWilson breaks ground on new ball factory in Ohio
Wilson has broken ground on an expansion of its Ada, Ohio, plant, which is scheduled to open next summer and will measure nearly 7,500 sqm, more than double the size of the current facility. At present, the factory produces between 500,000 and 600,000 handmade NFL footballs annually. The goal for ...
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News briefsMizuno and Volleyball World ink partnership extension
Japanese sporting goods brand Mizuno and Volleyball World have inked a two-year partnership extension through Dec. 31, 2024. Mizuno has been a part of Volleyball World’s portfolio of global partners since 2022. This new agreement is meant to further strengthen Mizuno’s ties with volleyball fans around the world. The agreement ...
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ArticleFarfetch reports Q1 loss, but GMV grows in key markets
Farfetch Limited, the Internet platform for luxury goods whose year-over-year SKU base grew to a record 17 million units from over 1,400 sellers in Q1, lost $174.3 million against a profit of $728.8 million in the period ended March 31. Revenues increased by 8.1 percent to $556.4 million from $514.8 ...
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News briefsAdidas revives Manchester United 1988-90 seasons with Originals collection
Source: Adidas Celebrating the venerated terrace wear of the late 80s and early 90s, Adidas and Manchester United have unveiled the Man Utd x Originals collection, which revisits popular pieces from the Adidas archive and integrates them into today’s soccer culture. Evoking a sense of nostalgia, the ...
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ArticleDescente forecasts 9 percent FY23 operating income growth
Descente’s annual revenues of ¥120,614 million (€815.5m) in FY22 exceeded its Nov. 2022 forecast of ¥118,000 million as the company generated higher year-over-year sales in Japan, South Korea and China. The group realized significant profit improvement in both Japan and South Korea but lower year-over-year profits in China due to ...
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News briefsKevin Durant becomes third NBA athlete to ink lifetime deal with Nike
Nike and basketball star Kevin Durant have agreed to a lifetime contract. Durant is just the third NBA player to land a lifetime deal with Nike, following both Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Durant’s relationship with the American sportswear giant dates back to 2007. The 34-year-old player has released 15 ...
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News briefsUEFA is considering Champions League final in the U.S.
In an exclusive interview with Men in Blazers, a soccer-focused media company in North America, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin said that the UEFA Champions League final could be held in the U.S. in the future as UEFA seeks to capitalize on the sport’s rising popularity in the country. The Champions ...
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News briefsWorld Rugby puts women’s rugby at the heart of its growth plans
World Rugby, the global governing body for the sport of rugby union, has announced details of Accelerate, a new framework for the development of women’s rugby. Accelerate will see the international federation form bespoke partnerships with national unions, governments and brands to raise standards on and off the field. The ...
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News briefsNew Balance teams up with gaming platform Rival
New Balance is joining forces with gaming platform Rival to give the gaming community special access to the brand through athletes, ambassadors, exclusive products and unique experiences. This spring, New Balance will launch its presence on Rival through a Rocket League tournament. Gamers and fans of the brand will compete ...
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News briefsWilson launches the eco-friendly “Gen Green” ball collection
Source: Wilson Wilson Sporting Goods, part of Amer Sports, is introducing the Gen Green collection to celebrate a new generation of the game and their commitment to planet Earth. The Gen Green range comprises basketballs, footballs, volleyballs and soccer balls made from more sustainable materials. The collection ...
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News briefsFrance will invest up to €5 million to promote women’s football, adding to existing funds
Philippe Diallo, interim president of the French Football Federation (FFF), and Jean-Michel Aulas, member of the FFF executive committee and the owner of French football club Olympic Lyonnais, presented on April 13 a new plan to promote elite women’s football in the country. The budget that the FFF allocates to ...
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News briefsCurry receives $75 million in stock to remain UA ambassador
Stephen Curry received $75 million worth of stock from Under Armour (UA) last week as part of the compensation package following his appointment last week as president of Under Armour’s Curry Brand and his continued role as an ambassador for the company, according to a public SEC filing. The award ...
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News briefsFanatics acquires football retail business EPI, renames it Fanatics Italy
Fanatics, a leading global digital sports platform, announced the completion of its acquisition of EPI, an Italian sporting goods company that operates the official online and retail stores of several top Italian soccer clubs and international sports brands. Milan-based EPI, soon to be renamed Fanatics Italy, provides complete end-to-end e-commerce, ...
