Barcelona's Rafinha ordered by court to wear Adidas or pay fine

Rafinha has been paid to wear Adidas boots and clothing since 2011. Barcelona midfielder Rafinha must honour his contract with Adidas and wear the German company's sportswear or pay a fine of up to €1 million ($1.14m), a Dutch court said on Tuesday. Adidas had sued the 25-year-old Brazilian after Rafinha had started to wear Mizuno shoes in July, contesting the German company's unilateral extension of a sponsorship deal that had finished at the end of June. Rafinha has been paid by Adidas to wear their boots and clothing since 2011, but his lawyer said in court...

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