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Official Supplier
Since 1997, adidas, the world’s leading football
brand, has been an Official Marketing Partner and Official
Supplier to Illinois Youth Soccer and US Youth Soccer.
 adidas has been the most prominent
brand in international football since the days when
fsounder Adi Dassler made his first pair of football
shoes 80 years ago. Through constant dedication to
product innovation, adidas succeeded in developing
football boots, textiles and accessories that improved
the game. adidas is responsible for major equipment
improvements in the football industry: replaceable
studs, the nylon outsoles with varying degrees of flexibility
and, more recently, the revolutionary Predator® football
boot with exchangeable TRAXION®
elements.
adidas is an official sponsor
of all major FIFA tournaments through 2006, such as
the FIFA Women's World Cup™
in 2003 and the FIFA World Youth Championship™ in
2001, 2003 and 2005. Besides its involvement with the
2002 FIFA World Cup™, adidas is also an Official
Supplier to the UEFA Champions League™ as well
as a partner of some important club teams such as UEFA
Champions League winner Bayern München, Real Madrid,
AC Milan, Ajax Amsterdam, Olympique de Marseille, Newcastle
United, Benfica Lissabon and FC River Plate. Many of
the world’s best football players wear adidas football
boots, such as for instance: FIFA World Player of the
Year Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Patrick Kluivert,
Alessandro Del Piero, Fabien Barthez and Raúl.
Key elements of the adidas partnership
with Illinois Youth Soccer include:
- Illinois ODP participants
wear adidas uniforms in regional and national competitions.
- Illinois Youth Soccer and
Illinois ODP staff and coaches wear adidas apparel
and footwear.
- All Illinois State Champions
receive adidas apparel to wear at the Regional and
National Championships.
- adidas balls are utilized
in State Championship matches.
- adidas equipment and apparel
is used at all Illinois Youth Soccer events and in
all programs.
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