Puma Soccer Shoes
August 18, 2009 by gzpatton
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PUMA AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (PUMA) (FWB: PUMG) is a large German-based multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes and other sportswear.
The company is perhaps best known for its soccer shoes and has sponsored such international soccer stars as Pelé, Johan Cruijff, Enzo Francescoli, Diego Maradona and Lothar Matthäus.
In the United States, the company is probably best-known for the suede basketball shoe it introduced in 1968, which eventually bore the name of New York Knicks basketball star Walt “Clyde” Frazier. In Australia, Puma is best known as the official apparel and footwear supplier of 5 clubs within the AFL (Australian rules Football League), the West Coast Eagles, Hawthorn Hawks, Sydney Swans, Brisbane Lions, and the Essendon Bombers.
In Ireland, Puma is an extremely popular football boot of GAA sport and in particular, Gaelic Football and is worn by many of the most well-known county gaelic footballers.
Puma is the third largest sportswear manufacturer in the world behind Nike and Adidas. The company also offers lines shoes and sports clothing, designed by Lamine Kouyate, Amy Garbers, and others. Since 1996 Puma has intensified its activities in the United States.
Puma owns 25 percent of American brand sports clothing maker Logo Athletic, which is licensed by American professional basketball and football leagues. The American entertainment group Monarchy/Regency owns 32 percent of Puma.
