On Thursday night, Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid wore black boots in protest against his 10-year sponsoring agreement with Nike during the Valencia game.
Despite no termination clause included in the contract, the Brazilian forward sought to take matters into his own hands and kick off this show of rebellion on the pitch.
Prior to 2013, when he was just 13 years old, Vinicius had entered into an agreement with Nike for their sportswear line.
After a season of great achievement and recognition for Real Madrid in their Champions League title run last year wearing Nike Mercurial boots, the 22-year-old has expressed that he is due more acknowledgment from the manufacturer.
The dispute between them may be far from ending but if, however, Vinicius manages to break free then Adidas, Puma, Reebok and other brands will surely all scramble to acquire his signature.
In addition to brand endorsements with EA Sports, Vivo Casas Bahia and other entities such as OneFootball and JetEngage already are already signed with the La Liga star while Pepsi is also among the list.
He is set to next feature in Sunday’s match against Mallorca.
Article updated 2 months ago. Content is written and modified by multiple authors.
