{
  "id": 1187996,
  "title": "Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, the Cain and Abel of sports shoes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/adolf-and-rudolf-dassler-the-cain-and-abel-of-sports-shoes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T03:25:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2026/08/16/adolf-and-rudolf-dassler-the-cain-and-abel-of-sports-shoes_6756555_183.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "'Sewn and torn' (6/6). Love stories and friendships can sometimes end badly, even in the world of fashion. United by their passion for sports, the two German brothers grew their shoe factory for more than a decade. Separated by WWII, each went on to create his own brand, Adidas and Puma, through which their fierce rivalry was played out.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}