New Manchester United Home Jersey
I am ready to order up a new jersey, and the Manchester United home jersey is top of my list! There are several major change ups to the jersey, with the major one being the introduction of new shirt sponsor AON. The design takes an old school approach, looking more like something you would see George Best wearing than Wayne Rooney. And it is a while since we have seen a collar on a United jersey!
Nike released the jersey a few weeks back, and it available now to buy. Here is some follow up information that Nike sent us over:
NIKE, Inc. has launched the new Manchester United club kits showcasing a new design approach intended to maximize performance while minimizing environmental impact. The kits highlight Manchester United’s unique heritage with traditional graphics, while incorporating lightweight design and recycled fabric.
The new kits reflect the design innovation and premium detailing demanded by football’s elite players. A combination of renewable fabric sourcing, new design aesthetic and numerous nods to Manchester United’s rich history set a new standard for the club uniforms.
For the first time in the club’s history, the new shirts are made entirely from recycled polyester, with each shirt directly produced from up to eight plastic water bottles found at waste disposal sites in Japan and Taiwan. The bottles are thoroughly cleaned, reduced to tiny flakes, melted into a yarn and spun for kit fabrication. This new manufacturing process reduces energy consumption by up to 30% compared to manufacturing traditional polyester.
With the new manufacturing process, Nike has saved nearly 13 million plastic water bottles, a total of around 254,000 kg of polyester waste that can take up to 500 years to naturally decompose. Every recycled bottle used to make these kits laid from top to bottom would cover over 3,000 kilometers, or 29 football pitches.
The kits allow players to maintain their optimum body temperature and perform at their peak on the pitch by helping keep them dry and cool. The new Nike Dri-FIT fabric, 13% lighter than previous kits, helps to quickly evaporate moisture by drawing it to the surface to enhance breathability by up to 7% more than previous versions. The innovative ventilation zones along each side of the jersey, below the waistband and near the base of the spine on the shorts, significantly increases air penetration to keep players cooler.
