Avoiding the usual over the top, big budget CGI campaigns that sports companies usually use, Umbro have chosen a retro pop-art style. The advertising campaign has been created by a relatively unknown Manchester agency who said they wanted to shy away from the usual dark ominous billboards you see looming over high streets.
The new kits have been designed with a combination of renewable fabric sourcing and selection of aesthetic references to the clubs rich history.
In the production of each kit, Nike used recycled polyester fabric and up to eight recycled plastic water bottles from disposal sites in Japan and Taiwan. The bottles are cleaned, disinfected, reduced to tiny flakes and melted down into yarn and spun for fabrication. This process uses 30% less energy than manufacturing regular polyester.
Nike calls the new material their ‘Dri-FIT’ fabric which is 13% lighter than previous kits and accelerates moisture evaporation. They claim the fabric is 7% more breathable than previous kits as strategic ventilation zones are positioned along the sides of the jerseys and at other points.
They uses a double knit structure and a dynamic fit to give the kit a sleeker appearance whilst offering 10% more stretch than the previous jersey. This season, many other clubs have copied the trend, including Arsenal, Glasgow Celtic and Inter Milan. Manchester United’s new kit is the most eco-friendly and technologically advanced kit in football history.
The Club’s new kit is a clear retro design, with original colouring and styling of the old version, but with a modern cut. The kit is manufactured out of a high tech polyester mix which reduces overheating and wicks away perspiration. It is on sale this season.
The new kit is of similar retro design to the highly anticipated umbro speciali boots. Umbro have also sought after the contract for the Liverpool football shirt despite the current condition of the club.

