Famous Duck

Puma AG is the world’s third-biggest sporting goods company. It was founded many, many years ago by Rudolf Dassler after a major falling-out with his brother, Adi Dassler, the dude who founded Adidas.

Ah, Puma … i love Puma. My first football boots were made by Puma; I can’t remember which model though. Then, very much later, I got myself the Puma King. Such an awesome pair of boots; I’ll never forget them. Uhmm … actually I had 3 pairs over the years that I was playing football.

Today, I read that Puma AG has confirmed it had received a takeover bid from French luxury goods company PPR, which owns luxury brands including Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent.

For my fellow Puma fans, Der Spiegel has the story here.