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No mention of adidas and Kanye West collaboration, one of their most lucrative and then most controversial deals, is egregious. 2604:3D08:807F:3610:D:5800:5E9:74BA (talk) 20:27, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Please revert this edit, there is nothing in the sourced used [1] that has anything to do with the period of time it's being used to cover at all, let alone Tapie or Madonna. For more background see this ANI discussion. 184.152.65.118 (talk) 23:50, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Encoded  Talk 💬 00:02, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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"Adidas's cricket sponsorships include cricketers Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and K. L. Rahul", they also sponsored Sachin Tendulkar, a legendary cricketer. You can add that in as well 2607:FEA8:FC60:88BE:E4E5:5BFD:E1B4:3F0B (talk) 02:18, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Day Creature (talk) 05:23, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEP-bl5gW94 93.38.65.80 (talk) 10:26, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.prada.com/it/it/pradasphere/special-projects/2021/adidas-prada-ap-luna-rossa-21.html 93.38.65.80 (talk) 21:00, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Remove the sentence "Adidas' main status is to reach net zero by the end of 2050, by following its profits amounted to 1.2 billion euros, weather forecast, and for its full-year profit outlook growth." from paragraph 4. It does not make sense, has no source, and is unclear what the intent of the statement is. Thesaaa (talk) 02:32, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Day Creature (talk) 05:38, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I work for a Skateboarding Magazine called 'The Skateboarder's Companion' whch is a printed magazine sold in High Street retailers and online in the UK. I noticed that your reference for adidas skateboarding is very out of date and references the defunct CCS website. I believe we offer a better source of information that is maintained and up to date here https://theskateboarderscompanion.com/tag/adidas/ ~2025-33314-82 (talk) 10:43, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: Wikipedia is not a place for you to promote your magazine. See WP:PROMO. Day Creature (talk) 17:50, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This paragraph is incredibly poorly written, and does not make sense: ” The most successful shoe from Adidas is the "Samba", which is gained popularity and due to the retro, versatility, indoor soccer-inspired style.” ~2025-37422-52 (talk) 09:05, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. How does it look now, @~2025-37422-52? - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 16:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The following sentence look very out of place in the Rivalry with Puma section:

> Urban myths have popularised two false backronyms for the name "Adidas": All Day I Dream About Sports and All Day I Dream About Sex.

I'd probably just remove it, but at the very least it should be moved elsewhere. Martin Stancsics Stanmart (talk) 07:07, 30 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]