Adidas in epic Colombia fail

09 June 2016 - 08:55
By Staff reporter

Adidas scored something of an own goal in its marketing campaign for the Copa America football tournament, mispelling Colombia as "Columbia" in its promotional advertising, Sky News reported on its website. The faux pas was all the more embarrassing considering the money that must have been piled into the campaign, which featured such high-profile stars as Real Madrid's James Rodriguez.

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