Puma Blames Production Issues for Faulty Switzerland Jerseys
Jun 20, 2016, by Pat
As announced previously, Puma has investigated the issues present in the shirts worn by the Swiss national team against France last night. The company already today shared the results, while also promising something like it would not happen again.
Puma claims that last night's problems were a one-off situation and that they had not happened in other games of Switzerland and the rest of the teams the brand supplies at Euro 2016. To add, Puma states that "all federations have confirmed that they never had any such issues and are very happy with quality, functionality and design of their jerseys."
During analysis of the shirts worn by the likes of Embolo, Mehmedi and Xhaka against France, Puma says it found that a batch of the the shirts used by Switzerland had faulty material in the way that yarns were damaged resulting in a weakened garment overall. Puma says that "this can happen, if the combination of heat, pressure and time is not properly controlled in the manufacturing process. The tight fitting ACTV jerseys are made of an elastane and polyester material mix. The defective material was used in only a limited number of Swiss home jerseys." Puma's shirts are produced in Turkey.
Puma's statement closes with an apology to the Swiss national team. You can read it in full here.
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.
