Japan sign $140m sponsorship deal with Adidas

[Muradistan]

TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - The Japan Football Association (JFA) signed an eight-year sponsorship extension on Thursday with German sporting goods giant Adidas worth $140 million.

The new deal is to run from April 2007 until March 2015 and covers all Japan's national sides from youth to senior level.

"This clearly surpasses the amount of capital Adidas have invested over the past seven years," JFA president Saburo Kawabuchi told reporters.

"It will help with a range of projects such as bringing through youngsters, improving facilities and raising the level of coaching."

[iranforever2006]

TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - The Japan Football Association (JFA) signed an eight-year sponsorship extension on Thursday with German sporting goods giant Adidas worth $140 million.
The new deal is to run from April 2007 until March 2015 and covers all Japan's national sides from youth to senior level.
"This clearly surpasses the amount of capital Adidas have invested over the past seven years," JFA president Saburo Kawabuchi told reporters.
"It will help with a range of projects such as bringing through youngsters, improving facilities and raising the level of coaching."

wow,is that the biggest kit sponsorship or what!?

[PersianMadrid7]

We should have gone with adidas too, I don't hate Puma, but in Iran kids don't call football cleats "kafshe football" alot, they call them "adidas".

140 million to Japan from adidas.

1 million to Iran from Ahmadinejad.

[babak_australia]

We should have gone with adidas too, I don't hate Puma, but in Iran kids don't call football cleats "kafshe football" alot, they call them "adidas".
140 million to Japan from adidas.
1 million to Iran from Ahmadinejad.

Man ahmadinejad is not a sponsor. Could you plz tell me which president of a country gives 100 million to their soccer team?? Some ppl make the weirdest comments. Im not trying to defend ahmadinejad, just be realistic bro.

The only reason Japan gets so much sponsorship is because they have rules there. If Iran had rules and everything wasnt fake then we would get the monney as well. Dont u think a clothing lable would want to sponsor a team with 70 million diehard fans?? Of course they would, but no one in Iran actually buys the original tops, so therefore we only get sponsored by outside labels during big tournaments.

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