Neymar was Nike's goodwill ambassador. The world-renowned sportswear manufacturer in the United States severed ties with him in August last year.
It was then learned that the two sides were separated as they could not reach an agreement on a new agreement. But yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported new information.
According to their report, Nike was investigating against Neymar. There were allegations that a PSG star sexually harassed a Nike employee.According to the report, quoting a person who knows that incident, Neymar came to a Nike event in New York in 2016. The Brazilian star then sexually harassed the worker by forcing him into his room at the hotel.
The woman worker said this to her friends and colleagues. He complained about this in 2016. The following year, Nike commissioned an outside law firm to investigate the allegations. Neymar was no longer seen in Nike's marketing and promotion during the investigation.Neymar later signed a sponsorship deal with Puma, another sports equipment manufacturer. However, Nike did not say at the time the reason for the breakup with Neymar. According to the Wall Street Journal, the two sides had eight years to go before the agreement could expire. In a statement to the media, Nike said the company withdrew from Neymar because it did not co-operate in the investigation into the allegations.Nike's General Counsel Hillary Crane told the Associated Press that Nike had "severed ties" with Neymar over his refusal to help with the investigation into the allegations.
A spokesman for Neymar, meanwhile, said the PSG star's contract with Nike was not due to sexual harassment allegations, adding that "Neymar will deal with any baseless allegations." So far, however, nothing like that has happened. '
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