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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityBusinessMarket DataEconomyYour MoneyCompaniesTechnology of BusinessCEO SecretsArtificial IntelligenceRow erupts over German football team switching supplier from Adidas to NikePublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Adidas has supplied the kit for the German national team for more than 70 yearsBy Tom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsThe German Football Association’s (DFB) decision to switch the supplier of the national team’s kit away from Adidas has been blasted by politicians.The contract will pass from the German company to US firm Nike from 2027.Economy Minister Robert Habeck said he would have “liked a bit more local patriotism”, while Health Minister Karl Lauterbach called the decision “wrong”.The DFB said the deal made financial sense and would support grassroots German football.Adidas has supplied the kit for the German national football team for more than 70 years.However, according to reports in the German press, Nike agreed to pay about €100m (£86m; $108m) per year to supply the kit, doubling Adidas’s payment of €50m.The deal, announced on Thursday, was greeted with dismay by German politicians on the left and right.”I can hardly imagine the German jersey without the three stripes,” Mr Habeck said. “For me, Adidas and black-red-gold always belonged together. A piece of German identity.”Mr Lauterbach said on X, formerly Twitter, it was “a wrong decision where commerce destroys a tradition and a piece of home”.And Bavarian premier Markus Soeder said the national team always plays in the three stripes of Adidas. “That was as clear as the fact that the ball is round and a game lasts 90 minutes,” he said.”The success story began in 1954 with the unforgettable World Cup victory, which gave our country self-confidence again. That’s why it’s wrong, a shame and also incomprehensible that this story should end now.”He said German football should not be “a pawn in international corporate battles” and that “commerce isn’t everything”.The DFB said on X that it understood the emotional reaction to its decision, saying switching supplier after 70 years was a “drastic event” that “doesn’t leave us cold”. However, it said the grassroots of German football, with “more than 24,000 football clubs, 2.2 million active players, the numerous volunteers and almost 55,000 referees”, is financed by the DFB.”Against this background, the DFB has to make economic decisions,” it said. “Nike made by far the best financial offer in the transparent and non-discriminatory tender process.””The future partnership with Nike ensures that we can continue to carry out our central tasks for football in the coming decade,” it added.Adidas said it would not comment on contractual details.The row over the German kit comes as politicians in England criticise a Nike design for the England team kit.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the St George’s Cross should not be “messed with” after Nike used different colours, adding navy, light blue and purple to the traditional red.Related TopicsGermanyAdidasNike, Inc.More on this storyDon’t mess with England football kit flag – SunakPublished1 hour agoTop StoriesLive. Russia and China block US call for immediate Gaza ceasefire at UNLife sentence for man who murdered couple with fentanylPublished2 hours ago’Help my brother first’: Gazan girl’s plea as entire family killedPublished8 hours agoFeaturesInside the ice cream van feeding familiesSolar eclipse spectacle set to grip North America againUFC star squares his Muslim faith with a career in the octagonGrumpy gran aged 75 is global Fortnite sensationWeekly quiz: How long did this woman take to climb nearly 300 mountains?Apple becomes the latest tech giant under siege’Help my brother first’: Gazan girl’s plea as entire family killedFleeing Ukraine’s embattled border villagesThe photographer who captured Sinead, Oasis and more starsElsewhere on the BBCFrom a muddy field to a key site in the space raceWho was Bernard Lovell, and how did he put Britain at the forefront of radio astronomy?AttributioniPlayerHow did Emma of Normandy shape early medieval England?Greg Jenner and his guests step back in time to find out…AttributionSoundsAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerIs the natural world at its best without people?Can we bring nature back from the brink by simply leaving it alone?AttributionSoundsMost Read1Don’t mess with England football kit flag – Sunak2Stranger Things actor to officiate co-star’s wedding3Life sentence for man who murdered couple with fentanyl4Send ‘arrogant’ Starmer a message, Sunak tells voters5Hole found under track where train derailed6UK’s highest student loan revealed to be £231,0007Wetherspoon profits jump as Covid recovery continues8Ex-boss of Poundland owner dies from gunshot wound9Row erupts over German football kit deal10Nationwide payments to banks delayed by IT glitch

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