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by **laza** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 9:47 am

Australian soccer ace Harry Kewell is reportedly set to become one of the world's richest sportsmen after signing a deal with adidas for an undisclosed amount of money.

The long-term sponsorship contract - the most lucrative for an individual in a team sport in Australian history, according to Sydney's Sun-Herald - guarantees the Liverpool star a percentage of the sporting giant's global boot sales.

Kewell, who celebrates his 26th birthday on Wednesday, has had a significant input with boot design at adidas, a factor that swayed the Sydney-born midfielder away from deals with Nike and Reebok, the newspaper reports.

Kewell's manager Bernie Mandic said the deal was worth "millions of dollars".

"Harry's wealth was estimated recently at $35 million," the newspaper quotes Mandic.

"Well, I can say that this deal will add a lot to that."

"No team sportsman in Australia has signed a bigger endorsement."

by **112-1077774096** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:11 am

we should start fining him for playing sh*t, we will be richer than chelski

by **azriahmad** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 1:05 pm

Funny, peewee!

by **laza** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 1:29 pm

peewee wrote:we should start fining him for playing sh*t, we will be richer than chelski

LOL

by **Paul C** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:53 pm

peewee wrote:we should start fining him for playing sh*t, we will be richer than chelski

LMAO, thats a damn good idea

by **112-1077774096** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:20 am

i try my best

by **Starbridge42** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 3:58 am

Can I just ask, who really cares about the sponsorship deals our players have? No-one made any sort of mention about when Owen signed his boot deal, why is it such a big deal for Harry to sign one

by **112-1077774096** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:01 am

Starbridge42 wrote:Can I just ask, who really cares about the sponsorship deals our players have? No-one made any sort of mention about when Owen signed his boot deal, why is it such a big deal for Harry to sign one

i didnt think anyone had made a big deal out of it. read lazas post again, at no point does he criticise

by **laza** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:08 am

Sorry Starbridge but you seem to be only person making a big deal about it.
If you not interested move onto next thread. I got that article of the SBS site here in Oz and i thought that perhaps other fans around the world may be interested in it.

cheers L

by **Starbridge42** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 9:55 am

Ok, I reread the post again and I see I simply misunderstood.

Oh, but ah, I'm not 'around the world' I'm from Queensland.

by **laza** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:42 am

No worries mate, least your not a Tasmanian

by **Redrider** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:25 pm

About time someone designed a boot that protects from 'Broken Metatarsils' and did something useful apart from 'looking good'.
Whether is is Owen or Kewell, who cares. But perhaps it should be Stevie G or Shrek, who signs the next Boot deal.
Although I doubt whether Shrek knows much about his feet, most of his action utilises another small capacity member of his anatomy where his brains are housed.

by **Live4pool** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:55 am

Yeah, it will be a field day for the sportswear designers. First, they could design industrial-type boots with steel cappings to protect against broken metatarsils.
Then they design protections against broken shins.

As for Kewell, considering the way he has been performing, he'd better make hay while the sun is still shining. :glare:

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