ADDIDAS ANGRY AT ENGLAND PLAYERS FOR PUTTING ON NIKE WEARS DURING FREE TIME

A major row has broken out between sports brand giants Nike and adidas over the leisure clothing England players have been wearing on the World Cup trip.

Adidas realise there is nothing they can do about their contracted footballers, who include captain Steve Gerrard, wearing the official three lions kit on and off the pitch as arch-rivals Nike have the supply contract until 2018.

But adidas are furious the vast wardrobe of gear Nike provide includes heavily branded clothing with little or no obvious England logos.

They were first alerted when the players went out in Miami wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with Nike FC in gold lettering but no three lions or flag of St George visible on the garments. And Nike have at least three personnel around the England team making sure the swoosh is always evident.

A spokesman for adidas, who also have Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Luke Shaw,  Phil Jagielka, Frank Lampard and the recently-signed Rickie Lambert in their England stable, said: ‘This is a massive issue for us and it’s very naughty what Nike are doing.’

Adidas say they have contacted agents of their players to ask for their support in the protest to the FA with a legal battle looking likely. Nike were unavailable for comment.