November 22 – Fenerbahce are swapping Puma for a five-year take care of Adidas after a dispute with Puma who had opted to prioritise their take care of Galatasary within the Turkish market.
Whereas Fenerbahce have gained the repute of with the ability to begin an argument in a room on their very own, the refusal to play second-fiddle to Puma’s concentrate on Galatasary is comprehensible and definitely wouldn’t have been accepted by the membership’s followers.
The brand new take care of Adidas is reportedly for $10.5 million over 5 years with the membership additionally receiving a 65% share of income from equipment gross sales. Adidas will design unique equipment for Fenerbahce not like Puma who have been solely providing catalogue-based designs.
Adidas will even pay €2.5 – €4 million a yr for the rights to the membership’s newbie sports activities groups.
Fenerbahce had initially signed a two-year extension with Puma in March however a dispute arose over the 5 stars on the Fenerbahce brand, with every star signifying 5 championship wins. Galatasary followers objected over the five-star brand and the shirts have been faraway from shops.
The Turkish Soccer Federation doesn’t recognise championships earlier than institution of the Turkish Soccer League in 1959. Formally they recognise 19 Fenerbahce titles, however the membership claims a complete of 28 championships, together with 9 titles gained earlier than 1959. Galatasaray has gained 24 championship titles since 1959.
The cancellation of the settlement between Puma and Fenerbache was mutually agreed.
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