FIFA Signs Long-Term Deal With Adidas
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German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas signed a $351 million, eight-year sponsorship deal with FIFA on Wednesday, extending an arrangement that began in 1970.
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Major League Soccer plans to start a reserve league for developmental players, part of its 10-year sponsorship deal with Adidas that is the latest battleground between the Germany-based sportswear manufacturer and its US rival Nike Inc.
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BERLIN: Footballâs world governing body FIFA will finance an extravagant, 22-million-euro, pre-World Cup party in Berlin in 2006, it was confirmed on Thursday.
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British sportswear group Umbro, the maker of England's football team kit, on Tuesday agreed to a takeover from US giant Nike in a deal worth 285 million pounds (408 million euros, 582 million dollars).
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The United Arab Emirates&#39;s Emirates Airline and Scotland Arsenal Football Club signed a biggest club sponsorship in football history, worth 100 million pounds (178.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger agrees a new deal until May 2008.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Major League Soccer, Soccer United Marketing and Adidas agreed to a 10-year partnership that makes Adidas the official sponsor and licensed product supplier for the United States&#39; top soccer league.
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The U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF)  reached an agreement with the national team's player union  Friday, ending a threat by senior squad members to take strike  action for next month's World Cup qualifiers.
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FIFA has extended the seven-month ban on ex-Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu for drug abuse worldwide. The Romanian international was banned by the English Football Association (FA
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Francesc Fabregas, the youngest player and youngest scorer in Arsenal's history, has signed a long-term contract with the English champions.
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David Beckham has signed a two-year contract extension with Real Madrid.
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Bombardier Inc. on Thursday said it had  signed a long-term contract as part of a consortium to build a  rapid rail transit system in South Africa.
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Manchester United, which said on Monday it had received a takeover approach, stands as the richest and one of the most famous football club&#39;s in the world, 126 years after being formed by railway workers.
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The company will also be the team&#39;s shirt sponsor for eight years starting in the 2006-07 season, when the club move to their new 60,000-seater ground.
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AC Milan sign Brazilian striker Ronaldo from Real Madrid for Â£4.95m.
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German sports goods maker  Adidas-Salomon launched a sportswear collection with designer  Stella McCartney on Wednesday, expecting to boost sales by at  least 10 million euros ($12 million) next year.
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German sports goods maker Adidas were named as the latest Tier One sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics at a glittering ceremony on Thursday.