Herzogenaurach Herzogenaurach. Even the town's two football clubs were divided by the Adidas/Puma split: ASV Herzogenaurach club was supported by Adidas, while FC Herzogenaurach endorsed Puma's footwear. Both clubs still play at amateur level. The Argentina national football team resided in Herzogenaurach for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Néstor De la Torre, Mexico's Director of National Teams, said the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) would gather for 12 days in the city, its last stop before heading to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. Herzogenaurach was the location of a military airfield beginning in the 1930s. The
Sneakers made available for men and women. Athletic shoes were used by competing athletes at the Olympics, helping to popularise athletic shoes among the general public. In 1936, a French brand, Spring Court, marketed the first canvas tennis shoe featuring signature eight ventilation channels on a vulcanised natural rubber sole. Adolf "Adi" Dassler began producing his own sports shoes in his mother's wash kitchen in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, after his return from World War I, and went on to establish one of the leading athletic shoe manufacturers, Adidas. He also successfully marketed his shoes to athletes at the 1936 Summer Olympics, which