Lightness Makes Greatness
01 March 2010
Lightness makes greatness, and with the new Nike national team kits re-writing the rules for elite apparel, players will be even better prepared to write history in South Africa.
The new jerseys cool the body 7 percent more than the previous incarnations; it's 13 percent lighter and stretches 10 percent more to create one of the most permeable DriFit fabric that's cut to fit better than ever before.
"It's not about light weight," Design Director for Football Thom Walker says. "It's about the right weight."
What weight remains comes from the 8 plastic bottles used to create each of the 100 p ...
CR7 vs Zlatan: Superfly Face-Off
14 April 2009
The lightning-fast feet of Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will light up one of the biggest games of the season as two of Europe's elite clubs clash head-on.
And to give their game an injection of turf-burning speed, CR7 and Zlatan will be the first players in the world to wear th ...
The Manchester Three
15 July 2008
Blistering pace. No-look passing. Sledgehammer shooting. Imagine defending for ninety minutes against one of the best strikers on earth.
Now multiply that by three.
Welcome to the world of the defenders tasked with keeping Manchester United’s striking trio of Wayne Rooney, Cristian ...
Could You Score A Penalty With 45 Mil ...
24 June 2008
The last time Spain made it through to the semi-finals of a competition,
Cesc Fabregas wasn't even born. No pressure, then, as he stepped up to take
the penalty that would knock out the World Champions. Just the expectations
of the entire nation on the youngest shoulders on the pitch. Goalke ...