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Murray signs four-year kit deal with Under Armour

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Andy Murray has signed a four-year kit deal with US-based sportswear brand Under Armour. It is understood that the contract should roughly equal the £15 million Murray earned in his previous five-year deal with Adidas.

The deal will see Murray wear Under Armour’s clothing, accessories and footwear, although he will continue wearing Adidas Barricade shoes for the next few months until customised footwear has been developed.


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Under Armour was founded by the former college football player Kevin Plank in 1998 and is a major clothing company in the US. The deal is seen as a move aimed at boosting its international presence.

Murray will wear Under Armour clothing for the first time on Thursday when he takes part in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition in Abu Dhabi. A specific line of clothing will be unveiled at the Australian Open. A new Andy Murray logo, developed by his management company 77, is also set to appear on his new kit and his Head racket bags.

Murray said: “I am very honoured and excited to be joining Team Under Armour and to help them tell their story globally.

“They are committed to providing innovative apparel, accessories, and footwear, with an unmatched focus on training and performance.”

Other athletes currently contracted to Under Armour include Tom Brady, Jordan Speith, Lindsey Vonn and Sloane Stephens, while in the UK the clothing manufacturer is the kit sponsor of Tottenham Hotspur.

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Thanks Katie.  I'm quite excited by this news about the UA sponsorship and the AM logo.  That, coupled with the recent changes to his team, should make 2015 a very interesting year for Andy and his fans because I believe that his career has now entered a new and positive phase.
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The last time Andy switched kit supplier, he made the Aussie final. Hopefully history repeats itself but this time with Andy hoisting the Norman Brookes trophy trophy
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Good news. Wish I was getting paid to wear clothes Smile
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This is an old topic about UA but I can't seem to find how to start a new one (I'm new here!) but I am concerned that Andy Murray may not be aware of the bad publicity UA is receiving at present for their sponsorship of trophy hunters.
There are petitions on change.org about this and FB shares going around with #uahunt links.  I've not wanted to view these myself as an animal lover but Andy and Kim are too - and I've always admired Andys strength of character and integrity so am keen to know his thoughts on this - am sure he'd want to be sure his association with the brand would not imply he supports the needless hunting and killing of wild animals for personal glory, no?



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This is an old topic about UA but I can't seem to find how to start a new one (I'm new here!) but I am concerned that Andy Murray may not be aware of the bad publicity UA is receiving at present for their sponsorship of trophy hunters.
There are petitions on change.org about this and FB shares going around with #uahunt links.  I've not wanted to view these myself as an animal lover but Andy and Kim are too - and I've always admired Andys strength of character and integrity so am keen to know his thoughts on this - am sure he'd want to be sure his association with the brand would not imply he supports the needless hunting and killing of wild animals for personal glory, no?

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I think most people on MW are animal lovers and share the same feelings as you.

I can only assume that Andy is not aware of this because it goes completely against his support of the WWF.

There is an more uptodate UA thread if you want to post there as well:

http://www.murraysworld.com/forum/andy-murray/andy-will-wear-under-armour-under-armourray/msg0/#new
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Hey thanks for your response - I hope someone conveys this to Andy somehow ....soon!
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@atl: and he wears a WWF patch on his arm I think.  It would be paradoxical if he were wearing it on UA kit if this is true.  I can't believe WWF wouldn't have talked to him about it.  But it's awkward now he's signed a new deal with them though I suppose it's possible he's trying to influence them behind the scenes.
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