Adidas pack their bags in Russia and drop RFU deal
March 2 – Adidas has suspended its long-term kit partnership with the Russian Football Union (RFU) that first began in 2008.
The partnership was renewed after the Russia 2018 World Cup and was set to expire after the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Russia had been in the final elimination qualifiers for Qatar 2022 until they were suspended from all international competition on Monday.
Under the deal Adidas had provided all Russia’s teams with kit and had expanded the federation’s replica kit sales in the retail market.
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