Hainer, chairman and CEO of Adidas-Salomon, listens to a question during a news conference in Canton,...
Hainer, chairman and CEO of Adidas-Salomon, listens to a question during a news conference in Canton, Massachusetts. Herbert Hainer, chairman and chief executive of Adidas-Salomon, listens to a question during a news conference with Paul Fireman, chairman and chief executive of Reebok, (not pictured) at Reebok's world headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts August 9, 2005. Germany's sporting goods maker Adidas-Salomon has agreed to buy U.S. rival Reebok for $3.8 billion, closing the gap on Nike and promising a profit jump by expanding in the United States and entering new markets. REUTERS/Brian Snyder