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  1. The Nike CTR360 Maestri boot, designed to improve player control, launched today in London with Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
  2. The Nike Soccer+ and CTR360 boot connect innovative product design with the virtual and physical world of training to help improve player performance. A unique user-code that comes with every pair of the boots allows access to exclusive training content from some of the biggest names in the game, including Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal and Andres Iniesta of FC Barcelona.
  3. The Nike CTR360 Maestri boot, designed to improve player control, launched today in London with Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
  4. The Nike CTR360 Maestri boot, designed to improve player control, launched today in London with Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
  5. The Nike swoosh logo graces the front of the Niketown store in downtown Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Shoe and athletic gear maker Nike Inc. reports its fiscal first-quarter earnings after the market closes.
  6. The Nike swoosh logo graces the front of the Niketown store in downtown Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Shoe and athletic gear maker Nike Inc. reports its fiscal first-quarter earnings after the market closes.
  7. A pedestrian runs past the famous Nike Air Jordan logo in front of the Niketown store in downtown Portland, Ore. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Shoe and athletic gear maker Nike Inc. reports its fiscal first-quarter earnings after the market closes.
  8. A pedestrian runs past the famous Nike Air Jordan logo in front of the Niketown store in downtown Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Shoe and athletic gear maker Nike Inc. reports its fiscal first-quarter earnings after the market closes.
  9. Jon Goodman, left, holds a custom designed "Phenom" Nike sneakers as business partner Kellen Groves holds a sneaker customization kit on Sept. 15, 2009 in St. Paul, Minn. Goodman, 22, founded JGoods, a company which customizes Nike and other sneakers, in 2002 while still in high school.
  10. Nike Pro Combat is featured in "Alter Ego", a television commercial featuring Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.
  11. A woman walks past a mural of Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Cleveland. Design officials tabled a proposal Thursday by Nike to erect a 10-story tall mural of a bare-chested James. Over his left shoulder would be the words ``Prepare for Combat,'' topped by the Nike trademark swoosh. The city thinks the display should project a more positive tone and have a Cleveland reference.
  12. In this photo made Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, the Nike SportBand and sensor are shown in New York.
  13. Nike Foundation President Maria Eitel, speaks during a session of the India Economic Summit in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The three-day summit organized by the World Economic Forum ends Tuesday.
  14. Nike Foundation President Maria Eitel, speaks during a session at the India Economic Summit in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The three-day summit organized by the World Economic Forum ends Tuesday.
  15. Nike launches the new N7 Collection on November 7, 2009 at 33 Nike Factory Stores and www.nike.com. The Pegasus is one of Nike's best known icons. The new Nike N7 Air Pegasus+ 26 was created through the lens of Considered Design where products are engineered for higher performance and lower environmental impact, as well as designed with Native American inspired details and graphics that tie the shoe back to the N7 Collection.
  16. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Olympic hopefuls Tim Burke, modeling casual Olympic apparel. Emily Cook and Sho Kashima, modeling Polo Ralph Lauren closing ceremony outfits. Gretchen Bleiler and JR Celski modeling Nike podium outfits during the 100 Days to Vancouver Celebration on November 4, 2009 at the Rockefeller Center in New York City.

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