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Champion or alternatively also stylized as Champion U.S.A is an American manufacturer of clothing, specializing in sportswear. The brand is a subsidiary of HanesBrands Inc. (based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina), which was spun off by the Sara Lee Corporation. The company was originally based in Rochester, New York, prior to its acquisition by Sara Lee. 〔http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-02-14/business/8903050345_1_sara-lee-coach-leather-goods-champion-products〕 ''Champion'' is HanesBrands' second largest brand with the namesake Hanes brand in first place. Other brands owned by HanesBrands Inc. are Playtex (its third largest brand), Bali, Just My Size, Barely There, Wonderbra, L’eggs, C9 by Champion, Duofold, Beefy-T, Outer Banks, Sol y Oro, Rinbros, Zorba and Ritmo. Champion produced uniforms for some National Basketball Association teams during the 1990s, and some NFL teams during the 1980s and 1990s. It has also produced sportswear for many major colleges.〔(Abraham and William Feinbloom, Champion Products, Inc. )〕 From 2008, Champion produced kits for Premier League side, Wigan Athletic, the Wales national football team and the jersey of the Greek basketball team.,〔(Champion presents the new Greek national basketball team jersey )〕 also Pallacanestro Cantù, in Italy. For many years Champion supplied the athletic uniforms for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In 2001 Notre Dame signed a 5 year exclusive agreement with Adidas, which ended a partnership Champion had with the university that spanned over 50 years.〔("Adidas allegiance" on Notre Dame Magazine by Ed Cohen )〕 ==Sponsorships== Champion has manufactured and provided kit uniforms for the following teams and associations: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Champion (sportswear)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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