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1961: Adi and Käthe Dassler formed a strategic partnership with the Humphreys brothers (owners of Umbro). The deal was based on a "judicious arrangement" of non-competing products:
☘️ Adidas: At the time, they sold only boots.
♦️ Umbro: At the time, they sold only clothing.

🤝 The Distribution: Umbro became the distributor for Adidas in the UK. Dasslers believed this would allow the three stripes to quickly gain ground in England.

👤 Key Figure: Jim Terris known as the "Umbro man in English football," was the primary "door-opener" who used Umbro's existing relationships to impose Adidas boots on English pitches.

Adidas and Umbro operated as a single unit in the UK and several Commonwealth territories.

With this deal Adidas had prepared the death of Umbro ... but that's another story.

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