Real Madrid & Bayern Munich to wear ocean-plastic recycled jersey for awareness
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Real Madrid's Marcelo and Bayern Munich's Xabi Alonso in a promotional shoot. | Image: Twitter[/caption]
Internet Desk: The two heave-weight clubs of world football Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have decided to come forward to create the awareness for saving the oceans from pollution and will wear kits made from recycled plastic found in the oceans for one-off games in November.
The club's kit sponsor is launching its first performance football products in association with Parley - who use up-cycled marine plastic waste collected by clean-up operations in coastal areas of the Maldives.
Real Madrid will wear the environmentally-friendly strip, in traditional all-white, for their La Liga clash with Sporting Gijon on Saturday November 26 while Bayern Munich will sport an all-red kit in this weekend's Bundesliga game with Hoffenheim.
Both kits, which claim to be the first made completely from materials found in the ocean, will feature the club's logo and the company's famed three stripes, but the club and sponsors have agreed not to have their logo completely visible in order to make the shirt as sustainable as possible.
'Wearing a kit that is made from recyclable ocean waste is something I'm very happy about as it's a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness about the need to protect and preserve our oceans. I know this is the start of something very special,' said Bayern Munich midfielder, Xabi Alonso.
Real Madrid defender, Marcelo, said, 'The Ocean is a place I hold close to my heart after growing up in Rio de Janeiro and I have fond memories of playing on the beach when I was a kid.
It's amazing to be part of this project and to know that the club I love is making a difference in helping to keep the oceans clean.'
The German sportswear manufacturer plans to make 1 million pairs of shoes using Parley ocean plastic next year, which equates to at least 11 million bottles being retrieved from coastal areas for recycling purposes.
03 Comments
Karla Gleichauf
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment
M Shyamalan
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment
Liz Montano
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment