▁( 1 9 9 3 – 9 8 ), ▁the ▁Dutch ▁national ▁team , ▁Napoli ▁( 1 9 9 4 – 9 7 ), ▁Ju vent us ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 0 3 ), ▁Ch ie vo ▁and ▁Spanish ▁club ▁Real ▁Zar ago za . ▁Professional ▁football ers ▁provided ▁input ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁fine - t uning ▁of ▁the ▁products . ▁This ▁invol vement ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁athlet es ' ▁public ▁images ▁helped ▁make ▁the ▁company ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁tennis ▁and ▁football . ▁During ▁this ▁same ▁period , ▁L otto ▁expanded ▁into ▁the ▁export ▁market , ▁and ▁its ▁international ▁business ▁grew ▁rapidly . ▁Ten ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁brand ▁was ▁being ▁distributed ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁V IN A Y ▁B MS , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁local ▁business ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁already ▁very ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁sports ▁area . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁renamed ▁L otto ▁Sport ▁Italia . ▁ ▁Today , ▁L otto ▁dist ributes ▁its ▁products ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁countries ▁through ▁independent ▁sports ▁stores , ▁special ty ▁chain ▁stores ▁and ▁large ▁stores ▁with ▁sports ▁depart ments ; ▁the ▁brand ▁used ▁on ▁w rist watch es ▁is ▁L otto ▁Time . ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁pushing ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁corner ▁and ▁flags hip ▁stores , ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁ ▁L otto ▁today