guest23 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 How are adidas allowed to sell those jerseys? With many of those countries being under Nike now.Is it because they were sponsored by Adidas before? So they still hold the rights? Just wondering.Loving that French Saint crest, beauty.Well, just look at the crests. The ones, that are under Adidas-Sponsorships (Germany, Spain, Argentina, Mexico) have their original retro logos. The other ones just have some fake concept logos on the chest.The other thing is that not every licensing agreement is exclusive. Just because an on-field deal is with Company A doesn't always mean that Company B can't produce merchandise for that team, for example. There may also only be certain assets that are exclusive to Company A, such as a specific logomark.Well I'm 99% positive that nation states cannot be trademarked (public domain) so effectively any company can make faux national team merchandise as long as they are not infringing on official football federation logos. This is also the case with city names where you see the fake/generic sports merch that is frequently sold at US swap meets. A good example would be a faux lakers jersey: yellow tank with purple lettering numbers with an italicized Los Angeles wordmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble21 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 That France "Throwback" would be absolutely beautiful if it weren't for those damn three stripes on the shoulders.Which is the general reaction to most of Adidas' products.I liked it when the French flag was worked into the adidas stripesThis was done on several occasions. UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorinK92 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 ^I have a shirt like that. Was the second or third kit I ever owned. It did look pretty nice and was a nice way to make yourself stand out from all the other Adidas teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 And the wait continues.... Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 At some point Adidas is going to have to stop slapping their three stripes on team colored jerseys and calling it a day. Every one of those originals without them look vastly sharper than their counterparts. I don't own a soccer jersey yet but I may finally be snagging that Mexico one for that reason alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy with Machete Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Why? Those three stripes are an ingenious feature that causes instant brand recognition. They'd be stupid to drop it because most people don't really care (unless it's overdone). I don't think I've ever met a European soccer fan who has complained about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Why? Those three stripes are an ingenious feature that causes instant brand recognition. They'd be stupid to drop it because most people don't really care (unless it's overdone). I don't think I've ever met a European soccer fan who has complained about it.It is overdone though, i dont mind if its on training gear and stuff like that like it is in the nba, but to be on the actual jerseys and drastically alter every one of their teams looks with it is too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Why? Those three stripes are an ingenious feature that causes instant brand recognition. They'd be stupid to drop it because most people don't really care (unless it's overdone). I don't think I've ever met a European soccer fan who has complained about it.If they found different ways to put it on uniforms it'd be ingenious. Since every single team they supply has it on their sleeves it seems overbearing. And I'd prefer they use designs like they do in NCAA soccer because the same template looks much better without those stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble21 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 New Greece Shirt? UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 And the wait continues....I actually LOL'D!New Greece Shirt?That is just silly and not funny in the slightest. Jaguars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 And the wait continues....I actually LOL'D!New Greece Shirt?That is just silly and not funny in the slightest.That's odd. I actually LOL'd. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBird34 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 And the wait continues....I actually LOL'D!New Greece Shirt?That is just silly and not funny in the slightest.thats funny, i just thought the exact opposite of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy with Machete Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Greece...j/k it's Germoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamSoda Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Germany looks very sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90reds Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Nothing we hadn't already seen, but adidas away jerseys were officially released.Spain:Argentina:Russia: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I have given up hope.... Jaguars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Tell is how you really feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I have given up hope.... Good grief. It's mid February. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGP Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 's going to go down if Teal doesn't like Greece's uniform when they reveal it. I've got a dribbble, check it out if you like my stuff; alternatively, if you hate my stuff, send it to your enemies to punish their insolence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaydre1019 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Is it me or are Nike's promo shots way better than Adidas too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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