(World Cup) Brazil releases national team jerseys for 2014 World Cup
Xinhua News Agency, Rio de Janeiro, November 24 sports special (reporter Zhao Yan) Nike 24 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil released the Brazilian national football team in the 2014 World Cup New Jersey, this jersey integration of performance innovation, cultural elements design and environmental protection technology, "Alien" Ronaldo and Brazil national team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari attended the launch ceremony.
The new Brazilian shirt is still the traditional yellow jacket and blue ball pants with white hem, but the shirt has a new Y-neck design. The shirts, pants and socks are made from recycled polyester made from recycled plastic bottles, with an average of 18 bottles used per kit. Brazilian national team player Gustavo, who plays for Bayern Munich, presented the New Jersey to the media as a model.
The new jerseys have laser-cut holes in key heat-generating areas and a carefully designed mesh area to increase breathability and promote air flow over the skin, and weigh 16 percent less than the previous model. Ronaldo, who attended the ceremony, said that while previous jerseys did not sweat well enough and generally felt heavy by the end of the first half, the New Jersey is made of "breathable" materials and should be much more comfortable.
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari used the shirt release opportunity to express his confidence in the current national team, he believes that the dream of "six stars Brazil" will be realized in the 2014 World Cup, he said: "I see the shirt feel very satisfied, but always feel that something is missing, the missing is a detail, that there should be a sixth star on the chest."
After the launch ceremony in front of the media, a grand public launch ceremony was held on the Flamengo beach in Rio. Although it rained in Rio, many Brazilians came to watch the jersey launch in front of a makeshift stage set up on the beach.
Nike's global president Trevor revealed that the New Jersey will be shown on the pitch for the first time in Brazil's friendly against South Africa on March 5 next year. (Finished)