{"id":7333,"date":"2026-09-18T20:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=7333"},"modified":"2026-09-18T20:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:38:02","slug":"france-real-madrid-star-kylian-mbappe-leaves-nike-for-swiss-sportswear-brand-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=7333","title":{"rendered":"France, Real Madrid Star Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 Leaves Nike For Swiss Sportswear Brand On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-4d988373>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 is trading the Swoosh for the On after two decades with Nike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-4d988373>The Real Madrid and France star announced Friday that he has joined Swiss sportswear company On, ending a relationship with Nike that began in 2006, when Mbapp\u00e9 was just nine years old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-4d988373>Mbapp\u00e9 revealed the move in a social media statement titled &#8220;Dream On, Football,&#8221; reflecting on playing with friends until sunset before football became his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-4d988373>&#8220;I have followed this dream for as long as I can remember,&#8221; Mbapp\u00e9 wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-4d988373>The move gives On one of sport&#8217;s most recognizable stars as it attempts to expand beyond the running and tennis markets that built the Swiss brand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-4d988373>The agreement includes both cash and equity, according to Reuters, giving Mbapp\u00e9 a financial stake in On as the company makes its first major push into soccer. The total value of the deal has not been disclosed, and On has not announced its length.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-4d988373>Mbapp\u00e9 will serve as a global ambassador and work directly with On&#8217;s product teams to develop and test future football footwear and apparel. The company plans to launch its first soccer cleats in 2027 and has named former France and Arsenal star Thierry Henry its director of soccer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BROWSE BY Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 is trading the Swoosh for the On after two decades with Nike. The Real Madrid and France star announced Friday that he has joined Swiss sportswear company On, ending a relationship with Nike that began in 2006, when Mbapp\u00e9 was just nine years old. Mbapp\u00e9 revealed the move in a social [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":7332,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}