Russian sportswear brand Zasport has announced the possibility of negotiating a technical partnership with the Russian Football Union (RFU). He writes about it”championship“.
According to Zasport CEO Nikolai Stupakov, the brand will increase its apparel production and be able to meet its common requirements.
“We have not yet received any offers of cooperation from the RFU. When it arrives, we’ll discuss the terms. We have the production resources to become a technical partner – the Zasport factory will start operating in Bashkortostan in the spring, where we will be able to produce about 562,000 finished products per year.”
Former President of RFU Alexander Dyukov reportedIn 2023, Russian football players will not use Adidas equipment.
“We can safely say that we will not have an Adidas jersey in 2023. When will there be a new partner? In the first quarter. Now we are negotiating – there will be a new technical sponsor, ”TASS quoted Dyukov.
RFU has been cooperating with the company since 2008. In August 2021, the parties agreed on a new cooperation calculated until 2026. On March 1, Adidas suspended its partnership with the union.