Will Michael Ballack And Mates Eventually Be Wearing Nike?

If adidas hopes to keep its sponsorship presence with its home country’s soccer team, it better be ready to pay up. German Soccer Federation President Theo Zwanziger says that Nike has made an eight-year, US$778M offer to sponsor the national team, six times what adidas pays under its current deal.

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