Adidas says won't change FIFA deal in next few years


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 24 Jun 2015

The logo of Adidas, the world's second largest sports apparel firm is pictured during the company annual general meeting in the northern Bavarian town of Fuerth near Nuremberg, Germany, May 7, 2015. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

BERLIN (Reuters) - German sportswear firm Adidas , which has faced calls to end its support for FIFA due to the corruption scandal engulfing football's world governing body, said on Wednesday it had no immediate plans to end its sponsorship deal.

Adidas has no intention to change its deals with FIFA and European football governing body UEFA in the next couple of years, football head Markus Baumann told analysts, noting that both are long-term contracts.

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