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How K-pop is selling F1 merch, and why it matters
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The Atlantic is getting wider – because of NIL
JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are competing for athlete assets. Europe has no equivalent infrastructure.
TPG acquires US college sports commercialization giant
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How K-pop is selling F1 merch, and why it matters
K-pop fandoms and Gen Z identity are turning F1 team merchandise into a premium category. The sporting goods industry is taking notes.
adidas athletes make history at London Marathon
Sawe and Kejelcha go sub-2 for the first time in race history; Assefa takes the women-only world record – all in the new Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3.
How ABG is rebuilding Reebok, one sport at a time
Hockey, basketball and Greater China – three moves in three weeks show that Reebok’s reclamation under ABG is no longer a story about potential.
Tonal ties Star Wars film to fitness push
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Athletic footwear loses ground in U.S. survey
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Beyond the logo: what brands gain from mass participation sports
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Report: Europe’s fitness market breaks records in 2025
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Padel hits all-time high in global search interest
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Triathletes’ new chair: former Meta Head of Sport
Former Eurosport CEO and Meta Head of Sport replaces Chris Kermode at the helm of the athlete-owned triathlon body.
1,400 Nike jobs cut. Management calls it progress.
The job cuts — mainly in technology — suggest Nike’s recovery from a years-long sales slump is proving harder and slower than the company had planned.
JD Sports chairman to step down in July
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PUMA names Blanc as VP Global Wholesale
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WFSGI elects first all-American co-chairs
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Macron's Eco 3D Knit: recycled jacquard meets football
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Why Publicis is spending $500m on a sports agency
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Kiprun embeds wear sensor in running shoes
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Spain to tighten borders to low-value foreign e-commerce
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Adidas probes partner data breach
Criminals claim 815,000 rows of data stolen from an Adidas extranet via a martial arts products licensee.
Nike probed in the US for bias against white employees
Federal regulators claim diversity programs discriminated against white employees, challenging past corporate DEI practices.
Nike pays Thai workers after five years
After nearly five years of advocacy, Nike agrees to compensate 3,300 Thai factory workers who were allegedly coerced into unpaid leave during the pandemic.
Trump tariff refunds: are you in the queue?
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How K-pop is selling F1 merch, and why it matters
K-pop fandoms and Gen Z identity are turning F1 team merchandise into a premium category. The sporting goods industry is taking notes.
How K-pop is selling F1 merch, and why it matters
K-pop fandoms and Gen Z identity are turning F1 team merchandise into a premium category. The sporting goods industry is taking notes.
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