
07/09/2025
On Tuesday, Nike announced that Catarina Macario, who was born in Brazil but moved to the U.S. at age 12 and went on to become the first naturalized citizen to compete for the American national team, would join its stable of soccer ambassadors, replacing Adidas as her shoe and apparel sponsor.
Between a signing bonus and annual payments, the deal is set to pay Macario $10 million over 10 years, with options in the final two years of the contract, according to a person with knowledge of the arrangement. Macario can also boost that figure through incentives and royalties tied to signature products.
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