Signage is seen in the window of a JJB sportswear store in Edinburgh, Scotland May 21, 2009. Struggling British sportswear retailer JJB Sports Plc on Thursday vowed to survive after suffering a haemorrhaging of sales as key suppliers, such as Nike Inc and Adidas, cut deliveries because they feared the firm faced administration. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Signage is seen in the window of a JJB sportswear store in Edinburgh, Scotland May 21, 2009. Struggling British sportswear retailer JJB Sports Plc on Thursday vowed to survive after suffering a haemorrhaging of sales as key suppliers, such as Nike Inc and Adidas, cut deliveries because they feared the firm faced administration.

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  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. Herbert Heiner, CEO of German sporting goods company Adidas, right, points on his face during a break of the "Peace One Day" friendly soccer match between employees of Adidas and Puma in Herzogenaurach, southern Germany, on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Athletic apparel makers Puma and Adidas are taking to the pitch in a joint bid to promote global peace, six decades after the brothers behind the two firms parted company in an acrimonious split.
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  10. Herbert Heiner, CEO of Adidas, plays the ball during the "Peace One Day" friendly soccer match between employees of Adidas and Puma in Herzogenaurach, southern Germany, on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Athletic apparel makers Puma and Adidas are taking to the pitch in a joint bid to promote global peace, six decades after the brothers behind the two firms parted company in an acrimonious split.
  11. Argentine Football Association President, Julio Grondona (R) footballer Juan Sebastian Veron (C) and Walter Koll, president of Adidas, present the new jersey of Argentina's national football team to be used in the FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010, during a press conference in Buenos Aires on November 5, 2009.
  12. Fashion designer James Bond, left, and David Beckham arrive at an event to celebrate the launch of their Adidas Originals by Originals clothing line, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Los Angeles.

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