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2. Boot money - Wikipedia

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   In 1982, Adidas was paying British Olympic athletes to wear their gear. The main person involved in the scandal was Horst Dassler. A scandal broke out over payments alleged to have been made to some Welsh rugby union internationals during the 1970s. [2] Many other ways were found to work around the laws of rugby union amateurism. [3]

3. IRL Golden Boot Award - Wikipedia

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   The award was founded in early 1985 by the British magazine Open Rugby. It was first awarded to Wally Lewis for his performances throughout 1984. No award was made between 1990 and 1998 due to organisational difficulties. League Publications Ltd bought the rights to the award in 1999 and began awarding the Golden Boot on the same year it was ...

4. Adidas Predator - Wikipedia

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   In 2014, Hungarian inventor László Orosszi won a court case against Adidas in relation to the Predator Precision range, forcing Adidas to pay royalties on that range of the boot. The Predator line was discontinued in May 2015 for football, [ 4 ] but was brought back in late 2017 to replace the ACE boots whereas the rugby line is still going ...

5. Adidas - Wikipedia

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   Adidas is also the New Zealand Rugby Union clothing sponsor and supplies clothing to all Super Rugby franchises, a selection of domestic teams and national referees. Adidas are also the official match ball supplier to the Heineken Cup. Adidas was the British and Irish Lions kit supplier from 1997 to 2013.

6. Dassler brothers feud - Wikipedia

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   The West German team defeated the favorites, Hungary, and won its first World Cup. As a result, Adidas received positive international coverage. Adidas was able to get a hold in the international shoe market and grow faster and become bigger than Puma. [7] [8] In the 1970 World Cup, Puma won the business battle. [3]

7. Cleat (shoe) - Wikipedia

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   Innovations in cleat technology continued to take place throughout the mid to late 20th century. In 1954, the first modern football boots were made by Adidas. They were lighter, had a non-leather sole, an upper portion made from kangaroo leather, and included replaceable rubber or plastic studs, which could be screwed in at different lengths ...