Sneaker designer Andrés Salerno never thought his Lionel Messi customized shoes would result in meeting the soccer star.

Adidas founder Adolf Dassler designed the Samba as a humble soccer shoe in 1949, not a lavish sneaker with exotic leather and flashy colorways. Messi’s previous collab ... mainstays like the Stan ...

Barcelona's young player Lamine Yamal has signed a contract with Adidas as his new sponsor and, as Argentine Leo Messi did in his day, he is leaving Nike to join the German multinational.