Adidas Brands - Adidas, Adidas Jabulani, Stella McCartney, Adidas Predator, Adidas F50, Adidas Superstar, Adidas Teamgeist, Taylormade (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Adidas, Adidas Jabulani, Stella McCartney, Adidas Predator, Adidas F50, Adidas Superstar, Adidas Teamgeist, TaylorMade-adidas, AdiPure, Adidas Originals, Adidas Sandals, Adidas Finale, Adidas Samba, Adidas Questra, Adidas Telstar, Adidas Roteiro, Adicolor, Adidas Fevernova, Adidas Copa Mundial, Adidas 1, Adidas Tango, Adidas Tricolore, Adidas Pelias, Adidas Stan Smith, Adidas Etrusco Unico, Adidas Tango Espana, Adidas Azteca. Excerpt: Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, golf company (including Ashworth), and Rockport. Besides sports footwear, the company also produces other products such as bags, shirts, watches, eyewear, and other sports- and clothing-related goods.The company is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second-biggest sportswear manufacturer in the world, with American rival Nike being the biggest. Adidas was founded in 1948 by Adolf "Adi" Dassler, following the split of Gebruder Dassler Schuhfabrik between him and his older brother Rudolf. Rudolf later established Puma, which was the early rival of Adidas. Registered in 1949, Adidas is currently based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, along with Puma. The company's clothing and shoe designs typically feature three parallel bars, and the same motif is incorporated into Adidas's current official logo. The "Three Stripes" were bought from the Finnish sport company Karhu Sports in 1951. The company revenue for 2009 was listed at 10.38 billion and the 2008 figure at 10.80 billion. A pair of Adidas Samba football trainers.Adolf "Adi" Dassler started to produce his own sports shoes in his mother's wash kitchen in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria after his return from World War I. On 1 July 1924, his brother Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler joined the...