Brand mess: Libaak and Augsburger come out with black shovels and NOX accuses them of breach of contract
There is a mess in professional padel between a brand and two of its players: NOX versus Libaak and Augsburger. Some refuse to wear the clothes and products of its sponsor and the brand responds ensuring that they have a valid contract. Tuesday’s day in Egypt had this spicy touch to liven up this week before the World Cup.
Yesterday the day of sixteen with a match that captured all eyes. Tino Libaak and Fernando Belasteguín faced Leo Augsburger and Álex Chozas. The ‘Boss’ and his teammate were the ones who took the victory, but the news was not on the scoreboard. Leo and Tino went out to the Newgiza court with a Nike t-shirt and the racket completely painted black.
Leo and Tino with their usual clothes and shovels.
Eye-catching gesturedue to the great relationship that seemed to exist between both parties, but to some extent normal. These are things that happen very often in professional padel. Many players have spent their entire lives with the same brand and switch to another overnight. Leo published a post on Instagram in which he said goodbye to the brand and, up to that point, everything was surprising because it was something very sudden and cold, but it didn’t seem like there was anything strange.
The problem comes when NOX publishes a statement in which they assure that both have a contract still valid until 2027. “Unfortunately, yesterday, there was a breach of contract by the players by not using the material provided by the brand, a condition that is clearly stated in the signed terms“, reads the statement. Some words that suggest that yesterday’s gesture is not the result of a negotiation, but of disobedience. It is still not known what will happen regarding this matter, but it does not seem that This story is going to stay here.
Accusations to the environment
The NOX statement also leaves a ‘message’ for the Argentine youth team “After a careful review, we consider that the cause of this situation is the bad advice that the players have received from those close to them.
Furthermore, they assure that these external influences are not benefiting Tino and Leo: “They clearly don’t have your best interests in mind. nor their professional development.” Quite serious accusations that could have a background with respect to representatives.
