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Plus, SportsVerse sat down with Bess Spaeth, executive vice president, global brand management and experiences at American Express, to talk about the company's growing investment in sports culture.

Hi everyone, welcome back to SportsVerse, my twice-weekly newsletter that tells stories you can’t find anywhere else about the intersection of sports, fashion, business, and culture. I hope my U.S. folks had a lovely break over Thanksgiving.

There’s nothing like some sexy M&A gossip to spice things up as we enter the festive season. The sportswear world…