Puma.
Not the animal.
The brand. Puma is a German
multinational company that makes sportswear and casual clothing and
footwear. The company distributes its products in more than 120
countries, employs more than 10,000 people worldwide, and is
headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany. It is officialy branded Puma
SE. The company was formed as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik in
1924 by two brothers - Adolf and Rudolf Dassler. Both brothers
were in the Nazi Party and eventually during their time in the party
they split into two companies - Ruda and
Adidas. Following the split
from his brother, Rudolf Dassler originally named the newly made
company as Ruda, but later changed to Puma. If you do not know
about Adidas there are some other newspapers saying what it is. Puma
is the older company being formed in 1924 but Adidas still makes more
money and sells more products. Puma is a sponsor of sporting events and
identities in Germany and internationally.The company sponsors numerous
footballers and national football teams. Puma is the sponsor of a
number of Bundesliga teams, most notable, Borussia Dortmund. Even
though
it is based in Germany, there aren't too many German players sponsored
by Puma. Here is a
list of a few of the sponsorships of Puma.
Soccer Teams
Algeria
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Ivory Coast
Gabon
Ghana
Namibia
Senegal
Togo
Chile
Uruguay
Philippines
Austria
Czech Republic
Italy
Kosovo
Slovakia
Switzerland
Arsenal - England
Borrusia Dortmund - Germany
RCD Espanyol - Spain
Atlas - Mexico
Monterrey - Mexico
Santos Laguna - Mexico
Players
Marco Reus - Borussia Dortmund
Sergio Aguero - Manchester City
Samuel Eto'o - Everton
Alex Song - West Ham/ FC Barcelona
Dante - FC Bayern Munich
Falcao - Manchester United/ AS Monaco
Adam Lallana - Liverpool
Michael Carrick - Manchester City
Miguel Layún - America
Leandro Augusto - UNAM/ Pumas
Oribe Peralta - America
Mario Balotelli - Liverpool
Yaya Toure - Manchester City
Cesc Fàbregas - Chelsea
Santi Cazorla - Arsenal
David de Gea - Manchester United
Mikel Arteta - Arsenal
Former Sponsored Players
Diego Maradona
Pele
Lothar Matthäus
Rainer Bonhof
Rudi Völler
Didier Deschamps
Nicolas Anelka
Robert Pires