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Known throughout the world for their artistry on the pitch, the Brasilian National Team combine a unique flair with technical excellence and blinding speed. With five stars emboldened across the most feared jersey in world football, their legendary style of play is only matched by an unrivaled passion to win… for each other, the team [...]

New Football Center to Provide Premium Training and Coaching, combined with HIV/AIDS Awareness and Testing Resources Alexandre Pato and former South African international Shaun Bartlett joined NIKE Inc., the world’s largest football company, today to celebrate the completion of the new community Football Training Center in Soweto, South Africa. The center will give 20,000 young [...]

Nike will be celebrating with Aaron Mokoena this evening as he reaches a significant milestone in his international career leading Bafana Bafana out against Guatemala in Polokwane for what will be his 100th appearance. Mokoena will appear on pitch tonight in a personalized pair of special edition Nike Elite Series boots. The supercharged boots were [...]

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) unveiled an action-packed film that brings together some of the world’s greatest players to inspire football lovers and sports fans around the world. The epic three-minute “Write the Future” film takes people on a journey that dramatically captures that one moment when headlines are written from a single pass, or one strike [...]

As the World Cup approaches ever nearer, it’s worthwhile taking a look at this year’s kits and their suppliers. It’s no surprise that all the heavy hitters of football sponsorship are involved with this year’s World Cup kits, along with a few smaller companies trying to wedge themselves in amongst the sport’s elite outfitters. Adidas [...]

Andile Jali and Moeneeb Josephs take time from their short return to the country, to attend the Nike Elite Training Programme II bringing inspiration to the most talented, aspiring young footballers Following the success of the first Nike Elite Training programme earlier this year, Nike is currently hosting its second session with 125 young, aspiring [...]

Nike is celebrating the opening of its first football retail store in Sandton, Johannesburg – a first for South Africa, and the African continent, with the store launch on March 4th. The Nike Football Sandton store, located in Sandton City Mall, the country’s most iconic shopping destination, will expand beyond innovative product offerings, presenting exclusive [...]

Many of the world’s leading players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Robinho and Ji-Sung Park will take to the pitch in South Africa this summer wearing the most environmentally-friendly and technologically-advanced kit in football’s history. For the first time, all of Nike’s national teams, including Brazil, Portugal and The Netherlands, will be wearing jerseys made entirely from [...]

First-of-its-kind football boot features revolutionary NIKE SENSE adaptive traction technology and helps players improve their performance with expert tips and training through Nike Football+ NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) unveiled the Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II, a lightweight boot featuring a new, unique adaptive traction system designed for explosive acceleration. The Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II features a re-engineered [...]

On the day before World Aids day some of the world’s best footballers joined Bono at announcement of partnership between NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) and (RED). The unique partnership delivers a two-pronged approach to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa, with programmes that offer both education and medication on the ground, and will harness the power of sport [...]

In 1987 when Tinker Hatfield famously cut a hole in the side of the Air Max 1 exposing Nike Air, he wasn’t to know that this small act would cause a global revolution.  An icon of innovation, the Air Max 1 is the hardest working running shoe ever, having logged more miles than Alberto Salazaar [...]