Pulisic Receives Insane Chocolate Bar-Inspired Nike Mercurial Vapor 360 2018 Boots
May 26, 2018, by Chris
US Soccer national team and Borussia Dortmund striker Christian Pulisic has received an extraordinary Nike Mercurial 360 2018 football boot by his new sponsor Hershey, a chocolate maker. The boots were given to him at Hershey's Chocolate World in Times Square on Thursday.
Christian Pulisic grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and is no stranger to one of the biggest family attractions on the east coast, Hershey Park. Now, the United States men's national team star has joined forces with The Hershey Company.
Christian Pulisic Receives Custom Chocolate Bar-Inspired Nike Mercurial Boot
Part of a partnership between Pulisic and Hershey to promote the release of Reese's chocolate bars this month, custom shoe designer The Shoe Surgeon took a pair of the Nike Mercurial Vapor 360 soccer cleats and "Reese-ified" them by adding chocolate and Reese's Pieces, inspired by the Reese's Outrageous candy.
"Growing up in Hershey, the company, its brands and the people have been something I've always admired," said Pulisic, whose favorite candy is Reese's, in a release. "It's a dream come true to partner with Hershey."
Reese's Outrageous bars combine milk chocolate, caramel and mini Reese's Pieces rolled in peanut butter and covered in more chocolate.
The company said this is "just the first initiative" in its partnership with Pulisic.
"It's not very often that a superstar hails from your own backyard. We're thrilled to have the opportunity to welcome Christian to the Hershey team and look forward to our partnership and following his illustrious career both on and off the field," vice president of the Hershey experience Suzanne Jones said.
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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.
