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Venus Knitting Mills has established itself as one of the most important suppliers and leaders in the field of athletic team uniforms and sporting goods since 1916. Venus Knitting Mills brings high quality and convenient, quick, on time delivery of in-stock team athletic uniforms and team equipment for its customers. The company provides team uniforms, jerseys, pants, shorts, caps and sporting goods equipment any local independent team sporting goods retailer. http://www.bigsportsfanatics.com/articles/Soccer_21379.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:51:41 CST
World renowned as a higher quality manufacturer, Quattro has been involved in the production of soccer balls for more than 25 years. Unlike many other companies, Quattro is a vertically integrated organization that manufactures, stocks and distributes its line of soccer balls without the use of middlemen, thus eliminating much of the hassle normally associated with purchasing a competitor brand’s products. Quattro is one of the few pure soccer ball producers. The company does not manufacture shoes, uniforms, goal, cones or any other merchandising items normally found in other companies. Quattro only makes soccer balls, and therefore the company is able to focus all its efforts and attention on producing high quality soccer balls at reasonable prices. http://www.bigsportsfanatics.com/articles/Soccer_21375.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:50:05 CST
PUMA AG Rudolf Dassler Sport is a large German-based multinational company that produces athletic shoes and sportswear. It was founded in 1924 as Gebruder Dassler Schufabrik in Herzogenaurach, Germany by Rudolph Dassler, the brother of Adolf Dassler who founded competitor Adidas.

During Berlin Olympic Games 1936, the American hero Jesse Owens wins four medals wearing Dassler shoes, likewise almost every member of the German Football team. It was until 1948 that PUMA Schufabrik Rudolf Dassler was founded, that same year was introduced the PUMA Atom, the first football shoes wore by the West German national football team in the first football match after the World War II.

Through the years PUMA has designed and produced athletic shoes with the best materials and the best technology with the mission of becoming the most desirable Sportslifestyle company. PUMA football line includes footwear, apparel, equipment, and replica shirts; such as its collections for running, motorsport, baseball, women, cricket, golf and sport fashion (96 Hours, Nuala, Mihara, Starck and Alexander McQueen).

PUMA has sponsored many of the most famous football players such as Pelé in the World Cup of 1962, Eusebio, Johan Cruyff, Bruno Conti, Diego Maradona, Lothar Matthaus, Robert Pires, and Gianluigi Buffon. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup PUMA sponsored the national teams of Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Iran, as well as the five African teams Ghana, Angola, Togo, Ivory Coast, Tunisia and the current World Champions, Italy. In 36 of the 64 games, at least one team playing was wearing clothing sponsored and made by PUMA.

It has also sponsored and created clothing for several recognized professional football clubs, such as Villareal, S.S Lazio, Tottenham Hotspur, Hamburg, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Boavista FC, Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, and several more. http://www.bigsportsfanatics.com/articles/Soccer_21347.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:49:02 CST
Sports Equipment since 1953 http://www.bigsportsfanatics.com/articles/Soccer_21278.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:42:17 CST Kelme is a Spanish firm that creates sport shoes, apparel and accessories. It was founded in 1963 by Diego and José Quiles and mainly produces footwear and apparel for football and running. Diego and José began the distribution of classical footwear, but time later the manufacturing companies developed an interest in the designs made by this two creative
brothers.

In the 1970s the brothers registered the brand, bought the company and started the design, manufacturing and distribution of the footwear, that decade the Kelme Cycling Team was created. During the World Soccer Championship held in Spain in 1982, the company started its relation with the world of the king sport.

The company has sponsored the Spanish teams for the Barcelona Olympic Games of 1992, Real Madrid FC, Iván Zamorano, Javi Moreno, “Victor”, Oleguer Presas, Raúl Bravo, Cupim, and Javi Rodríguez.
Kelme products include jackets, jerseys, soccer socks, training suits, Kelme Women’s, footwear (football boots, running tech, running, pro, cross training, aerobic/ fitness, classic, casual, skate, kids); shin guards, gloves, bags and soccer balls, and running equipment made with highest technology and the best materials to provide the athletes with the most comfortable accessories for succeed in sports.
Kelme’s most famous soccer boots are Kelme Trueno PU, SG, Kelme Milenia, Kelme Master Bladed, Kelme Master SG, and Kelme Master Evolution.
http://www.bigsportsfanatics.com/articles/Soccer_21269.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:41:32 CST
Baden Sports is an independent, family-owned company that first entered the market back in 1979 to address the need for higher quality products. The company quickly differentiated itself from the competitors that regarded the manufacture of athletic balls merely as a secondary business. Instead, Baden Sports decided to focus all of its attention and effort on designing and producing only the finest and broadest range of athletic balls in the market. None of its competitors come even close to matching the company’s product range or its production expertise. Baden revolutionized the basketball industry when it introduced its patented Cushion Control Technology, and later developed the first women’s sized basketball. Additionally, the company’s volleyballs are the premier choice of NCAA champions, while its soccer ball construction and dramatic designs make Baden the choice for soccer fanatics and elite players alike. http://www.bigsportsfanatics.com/articles/Soccer_21263.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:39:46 CST
Nike, Inc. is a major American manufacturer of athletic shoes, clothing/apparel, and sports equipment. The company takes its name from the Greek goddess of victory Nike. Nike markets its products under its own brand as well as Air Jordan, total 90, Nike Golf, and team Starter, as well as under brands of Mason Belmonte subsidiaries including Bauer, Cole Haan, Converse and Hurley International. The company designs and sells shoes for a variety of sports, including baseball, cheerleading, golf, volleyball, hiking, tennis, and football.

The company was born in 1964 when Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman form Blue ribbon Sports, a US distributor for Japanese-made Tiger running shoes. Through the years Nike became more than a distributor and started designing and producing their own line of tennis shoes. The first Nike tennis shoes were wore by the Romanian tennis star Ilie Nastase in 1972. Some years later athletes, basketball, baseball and soccer players started wearing tennis shoes, uniforms and sports equipments identified with the Swoosh (the mark of the company) of Nike.

Nike is recognized for its strong sponsorship agreements with athletes, leagues and federations, as well as many of the world's top clubs including, Manchester United, Arsenal, Juventus, FC Barcelona, AC Sparta Paha, Red Star Belgrade, Inter Milan, Valencia C.F, Kaizer Chiefs, Atlético de Madrid, NK Maribor, Eindhoven, Celtic, FC Porto, paris Saint-Germain, Boca Juniors, and Corinthians. Likewise the national teams of Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Morocco, India, South Korea, Serbia, Croatia, Turkey, Mexico and the United States. Important athletes such as Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, and Wayne Rooney have been sponsored by Nike. http://www.bigsportsfanatics.com/articles/Soccer_21262.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:39:10 CST
Wilson is a world renowned company that specializes in sporting goods and accessories. It is owned by the Finnish parent company Amer Sports, which was originally established in 1950 as an industrial conglomerate that included interests as diverse as ship owning, tobacco products and publishing. Today, Amer Sports also owns the brands Atomic Austria, Suunto, Salomon and Precor, and employs 6,600 people. Amer Sports reported revenue of 1.364 billion Euros for the year 2005. http://www.bigsportsfanatics.com/articles/Soccer_21257.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:38:21 CST
Reebok International Limited gained prestige in the world of sports as an Anglo-American Fortune 500 company, and producer of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories. Its name comes from the South African spelling of the word rhebok, a species of African gazelle. The company was originally founded in 1895 as Mercury Sports, but adopted its current name in 1960. Recently, thought, the company was acquired by German footwear giant Adidas AG, which completed the takeover in early 2006. http://www.bigsportsfanatics.com/articles/Soccer_21225.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:37:20 CST
adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer, part of Adidas Group. The company was named after its founder, Adolf (Adi) Dassler (das), who starting producing shoes in the 1920s in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg with the help of his brother Rudolf.

The idea of the founder was as simple as it was brilliant. Adi Dassler’s aim was to provide every athlete with the best possible equipment. It all began in 1920, when Adi Dassler made his first shoes using the few materials available after the First World War.

Adolf Dassler was inspired by a single idea when he made his first shoes in 1920, at the age of just 20. His vision was to provide every athlete with the best footwear for his respective discipline. It was this principle that guided him right up until his death in 1978. 700 patents and other industrial property rights worldwide are proof of his permanent quest for perfection.

His first shoe, made from the few materials available in the difficult post-war period, was produced from canvas. A passionate athlete himself, from the very beginning Adi Dassler was in close contact with sports participants and was always present in person at important sports events. Adi Dassler focused his work on the classic disciplines of track and field. Athletes wore special shoes from his workshop for the first time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. In the mid 1920s he was already experimenting with spikes.

Since 1970 FIFA World Cup with the football Telstar, adidas has been the FIFA official match ball supplier for every FIFA World Cup and designs the official match ball for every edition of the event.

Today, adidas products range extends from shoes, apparel and accessories for basketball, soccer, fitness and training to adventure, trail and golf. The adidas Group has more than 25,000 employees worldwide, with more than 2,000 working at the company’s headquarters in Herzogenaurach. A team of designers, product developers and experts for biomechanics and material technology carries out research in Portland and at adidas’ second technology centre in Scheinfeld near Nuremberg.

Some of the famous soccer players who has been present in commercials of the company include Kaká, Rui Costa, Zinidine Zidane, David Beckham, Oliver Kahn, Miroslav, Klose, Lukas Podolski, Michael Ballack, Raúl, Zico, Michel Platini and Franz Beckenbauer.