Nike and Adidas: Sponsorship in soccer teams and players
Nike and Adidas have been the sponsors for many athletes and teams over the years and are recognized as 2 of the biggest sportswear companies in the US and worldwide. They have been fighting for years to have the best athletes and the best teams in different sports like soccer, basketball, baseball, and tennis, to name a few. We can see how they target very similar consumers, for example in European soccer we can see how they have sponsorship of some of the biggest clubs. Nike has teams like: Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Inter de Milan, and AS Monaco. In the other hand Adidas had teams like: Real Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, and AC Milan. This shows how Nike and Adidas are constantly competing with each other to sign the best clubs in Europe in order for the fans to see their brand and their advertisements in places like these teams stadiums. But this brands not only sign sponsorship agreements with clubs, they also sign with national team...