Lionel Messi named first global ambassador of Indonesia's J&T Express
Nov 29, 2022 21:59 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
Soccer icon Lionel Messi will launch a series of social media and marketing campaigns with JT Express to become the Indonesia-based logistics service providers first-ever global brand ambassador. The campaigns will...
Budweiser to send unsold World Cup beer to winning country
Nov 24, 2022 23:27 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
Budweiser has pledged to send all of the beer that it couldnt sell in Qatar to the winning country, too. It was just 48 hours away from the start of the tournament when Budweiser, which paid a reported $75 million to...
Saudi Arabian football association ditches Nike for Adidas
Nov 23, 2022 23:16 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has tapped Adidas to replace Nike as the kit supplier for Saudi Arabias national soccer teams from 2023 to 2026. The deal makes Adidas the exclusive supplier of all training...
Nike, Fanatics to supply uniforms merchandize to Tokyo Giants
Nov 23, 2022 23:12 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
The Tokyo Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball have inked a multi-year global licensing partnership making Nike their official uniform supplier, and Fanatics producing and distributing replica uniforms, branded fan...
World Cup 2022: Fifa's clampdown on rainbow armbands conflicts with its own guidance on human rights
Nov 23, 2022 05:14 am UTC| Sports
The 2022 mens World Cup host nation Qatar is known for its human rights abuses relating to women, migrant workers and those from the LGBTQ+ community. Same sex relationships in Qatar are illegal and punishable by up to...
Hyundai Motor's EVs showcase carbon neutral efforts at World Cup
Nov 22, 2022 23:13 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business Nature
Hyundai Motor Group is showcasing its eco-friendly image at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, providing 316 eco-friendly cars out of a total of 983 official vehicles as a sponsor. The South Korean carmaker became the...
Adidas sees virtual items as next big product category
Nov 21, 2022 22:34 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
Adidas revealed its first NFT wearables collection days after Nike announced the debut of its web3 platform where users could buy and sell items like NFT sneakers and jerseys The 16-piece set of Adidas virtual gear...
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