After FIFA and UEFA, the sporting goods manufacturer Adidas is also reacting to the Russian attack on Ukraine. The sporting goods manufacturer is suspending its partnership with the Russian football association Rossijski Futbolny Soyuz with immediate effect, the company announced on Tuesday.
Adidas and the association have been partners since 2008. The sporting goods manufacturer based in Herzogenaurach, Franconia, has been making the jerseys for the men’s and women’s national teams ever since. The partnership was extended in 2018. An Adidas spokesman initially left open the concrete consequences of the suspension of the partnership.
The world football association FIFA and the European football union UEFA suspended Russia from all competitions on Monday because of the invasion of Ukraine. This applies to both national teams and Russian clubs. (dpa)