Given here are four sentences. The first sentence is in the correct order, while the rest of the sentences are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order.

A. Adidas grew steadily during the 1950s as association football (soccer) players switched to the company’s shoes, 

B. The company then developed a line of sporting goods, introducing soccer footballs in 1963. 

C. For many years Adidas was the biggest name in athletic shoes, but competition increased during the 1970s, notably from newer firms such as Nike. 

D. which were light in weight and featured screw-in cleats.