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Contents 1 Puma in Australia 2 incredibly biased 3 Removed external link 4 Not a Subsidiary of PPR yet 5 Removed from bottom of article

[edit] Puma in Australia

"Puma is best known in Australia for sponsoring AFL.."? I don't think so! Puma is known here for its classics such as the Clyde and Disc and for its Sneaker Freaker Magazine collab. It is synonomous with graffiti and hip hop culture. Whoever added this POV comment is obviously not aware of the brands true heritage and profile within the Australian hip hop community. 203.57.241.67 (talk)Encise

[edit] incredibly biased

is the complete article written based on information from it's only mentioned source "puma.com"?

please review and make it more informative and less a commercial

"graffiti subculture"?!?!? this seems mildly to moderately offensive...

adidas and nike articles have more info., this article needs better information...I agree. --Vodka Martini, Shaken Not Stirred 17:24, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Does anyone have any information on Puma's labor practices and factory conditions? I feel that many would be interested in knowing. --ianrox 13:50, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removed external link

Removed link: http://pumashoespumashoe.blogspot.com/ from external links section. Link is spam. Site is a no-content made-for-adsense website.

[edit] Not a Subsidiary of PPR yet

About 62% of Puma's stock is owned by the PPR group, this does not make them a subsidiary. While they own a majority share of the stocks, Puma remains an individual company until PPR buys out the remaining stocks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.219.12.118 (talk) 18:00, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Nowhere does the article assert that Puma is a subsidiary in the full ownership sense - it is however part of the PPR group (check its 2007 Annual Report) as it holds a controlling stake. Gr1st (talk) 18:14, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Removed from bottom of article

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PUMA AG From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search

PUMA AG logoPUMA AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (PUMA) is a large German-based multinational company that produces athletic shoes and other sportswear.

[edit] History The company was founded in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik in Herzogenaurach, Germany by Rudolf Dassler, the brother of Adolf "Adi" Dassler, who founded competitor Adidas. The company now operates a virtualized corporate structure, using electronic communications to disperse the organization across the globe.

The company changed its name to PUMA Schuhfabrik Rudolf Dassler in 1948, and became a public company in 1986, listed on the Börse München and Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

[edit] Puma Now Today, PUMA AG has approximately 3,200 employees and distributes its products in more than 80 countries. For the fiscal year 2003, the company had a revenue of €1.274 billion.

Puma were the commercial sponsors for the 2002 anime series, Hungry Heart: Wild Striker, with the jerseys and clothing sporting the Puma brand.

They had successfully won the rights of sponsoring the 2006 Fifa World Cup champions, the Italian national football team, with them making and sponsoring the clothing worn by the team. Their partnership with Ferrari to make Puma-Ferrari shoes has also contributed to this effect.

At the 2006 FIFA World Cup Puma sponsored 12 teams: Poland, Paraguay, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola, Iran, Czech Republic , Italy, Ghana, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. In 36 of the 64 games, at least one team playing was wearing clothing sponsored and made by Puma.

It has also sponsored and created the clothing for several noted professional football clubs, such as Spanish powerhouses Villarreal, English club Tottenham Hotspur, Israeli Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, Brazilian Cruzeiro EC, and many others.