FC Bayern München Wears Special Kit in Bundesliga Clash Against Ingolstadt
Dec 12, 2015, by Chris
German Bundesliga club FC Bayern München today wore a special kit in the 2-0 victory against FC Ingolstadt to promote the charity campaign Sternstunden.
FC Bayern München's Special Kit
The special FC Bayern Munich Kit boasts the Sternstunden logo instead of the Telekom branding.
Officially revealed yesterday, the FC Bayern Munich Sternstunden Shirt features the blue and white Sternstunden logo on the front to promote the charity campaign of the same name.
"The jersey fits well with the Bavarian derby," commented Neuer with regard to Sternstunden, a campaign initiated by state broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk to assist disabled and destitute kids in Bavaria, Germany, and the whole world. Each donation is used in full to support aid programmes. In total €182 million has been raised so far, used to support more than 2,600 projects.
"Telekom believes it’s crucial we fulfill our social responsibility and send out a message," declared Michael Hagspihl, Telekom Germany director in charge of private customers, and explained why Bayern's main sponsor is waiving the right to shirt advertising: "Our commitment to FC Bayern goes far beyond sponsorship, we see it as a part of the partnership to launch joint activities."
Find out more about Sternstunden here (German).
Nottingham Forest Women Wear Training Tops vs Southampton to Avoid Color Blindness Clash
In an unusual kit occurrence, Nottingham Forest Women took to the pitch wearing training tops instead of their official 26-27 away kit during their match against Southampton Women at St Mary's Stadium on Sunday. The late switch was implemented specifically to avoid color blindness visibility issues that would have arisen from a red-versus-green clash. Huge thanks to @david_g_cooper for the spot.
With Southampton wearing their traditional red-and-white home kit, Nottingham Forest's primary alternative option - their green 26-27 away shirt - posed a serious dilemma. Red and green kit pairings are strictly discouraged by governing bodies and accessibility guidelines because they become indistinguishable to individuals with red-green color vision deficiency, which affects roughly 8% of men and 0.5% of women.
Since Nottingham Forest's home shirt is also red, the club resorted to dark training gear with match numbers applied on the back to provide adequate contrast for players, referees, and spectators.
Forest could have worn their light blue kit, but apparently they did not bring it.
Dominik Szoboszlai Reveals Nike Air Max 95 'Liverpool'
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has officially debuted the upcoming Nike Air Max 95 'Liverpool', a special-edition release designed in partnership with JD Sports ahead of their annual 1.10 Day celebration. Deeply rooted in local street culture, where the model has long been nicknamed the '110' after its original UK retail price, the sneaker is packed with bespoke details paying tribute to Merseyside. The shoe features mismatched accents of dockland-inspired 'Rust Factor' orange alongside 'Steam' green referencing the city's Liver Birds, complemented by a reflective brick pattern, a River Mersey map printed across the insole, a custom 'Liverpool' tongue badge, and 'SCOUSE' lettering visible beneath the outsole.
