Sports hardware fakes worth €500 million are sold each year in Europe

Counterfeiting of soccer balls, golf clubs, tennis racquets, skis, sports helmets and other types of sports equipment costs the European sporting goods industry €500 million a year in terms of ex factory values, according to a new study conducted by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). An ...

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