Nike, adidas score with European clubs

US sportswear group Nike will supply shirts to more teams in the top five European soccer leagues this season than adidas, but the German firm has cornered the most lucrative clubs, a study showed on Wednesday.

Sports marketing research group Repucom said Nike had outpaced adidas in Europe for the first time since the 2009-10 season to supply 26 of the region's top clubs, up five compared with last year.

Adidas is supplying 18, down four from last year.