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Adolf Dassler
Adidas
in 1949
following a split with his brother Rudolf
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1324623
Adidas
the three stripes branding
in 1952
Finnish sports company Karhu Sports for �1,600 and two bottles of whiskey
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1324626
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Adilette sandals
in 1963
after athletes requested a shoe for the locker room
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1324628
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Franz Beckenbauer tracksuit
in 1967
first item of apparel
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1324629
FIFA
Adidas
in 1970
to create the Adidas Telstar football, which was the first ball designed specifically for the World Cup tournament
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1324630
Adidas
Trefoil logo
in 1971
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1324632



1972
Adidas
Trefoil logo
in 1972
just in time for the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich
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1324633
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Adidas SL 72
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1324634
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Copa Mundial
in 1979
moulded boot
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1324635
Bernard Tapie
Adidas
in 1990
for 1.6 billion, which Tapie borrowed
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1324637
Bernard Tapie
Adidas
in 1990
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1324638
Adidas
revenue
in 1993
to 5.84 billion ($7.5 billion)
...
1324640
Robert Louis-Dreyfus
CEO
in 1994
in
Adidas
...
1324642



1997
Adidas
English National Team
in 1997
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1324644
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Irish National Team
in 1997
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1324645
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the Salomon Group
in 1997
who specialized in ski wear
...
1324646
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TaylorMade
in 1997
...
1324648
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Maxfli
in 1997
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1324649
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the New York Yankees
in 1997
...
1324650
Adidas
NCAA
in 1998
over rules limiting commercial logos on team uniforms and clothing
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1324651



2000
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USA Gymnastics
in 2000
...
1324654
Credit Lyonnais
Adidas
on 2/2000
for a much higher amount of money than Tapie owed
...
1324652
Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Adidas
on 2/2000
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1324653
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Kobe Bryant
on 7/2002
with the Adidas Equipment KB8 as his first signature shoe
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1324656
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Fitness World Trading
in 2003
in
British court
for use of a two-stripe motif similar to Adidas three stripes
...
1324657
Adidas
Impossible is Nothing
in 2004
...
1324658
Adidas
Salomon Group
for �485 million
...
1324659



2017
NBA
Adidas
in 2017
and was replaced by Nike
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1324702
Karen Parkin
Adidas
on 6/2020
the head of global human resources at Adidas, after black employees voiced concerns about her handling of racism and discrimination
...
1324707
Bjorn Gulden
CEO
on 1/2023
in
Adidas
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1324711
National Hockey League
Adidas
in 2024
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1324712


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