Classic and innovative look for FC Barcelona's new 2014/15 home kit

Barcelona (FCB).- Nike and FC Barcelona unveiled this Wednesday the new home kit for season 2014-15 season under the motto "Made to win", with stars from the present first team and the future of the club uniting as the side look to the future. From the famous La Masia to the iconic Camp Nou, FC Barcelona’s footballers are synonymous for a unique playing style and philosophy for nurturing young talent to craft victory on the pitch. The home kit celebrates the return of the original Blaugrana for the 2014-15 season with a bold and classic look. The kits include Nike Dri-Fit technology and better fitting for comfort and performance. They are made with recycled plastic bottles; the shorts are 100% recycled polyester, the shirts are 96% and the socks are 78%.

As the team look to next season and future successes, FC Barcelona B-team players Sergi Samper, Edgar Ié and Jean Marie Dongou Tsafack joined established first team members to unveil the new kit.

The home kit celebrates the return of the original Blaugrana for the 2014-15 season with a bold and classic look.

Biggest changes

The home shirt features the characteristic Barcelona stripes, which are bolder and wider and with a darker tone of red and blue. It also includes a renovated crest and a unique relaxed blue collar with a Catalan touch, as it showcases the Senyera flag in the open v-neck –the first time the Catalan flag has appeared on the front of the club’s shirt.

Inside the back of the neck is a blue pennant tab with Barcelona’s inspirational club motto: ‘Més que un club’ (More than a club) and their foundation year of 1899. On the back of the neck is ‘Barça’ in the yellow from the Senyera and the FC Barcelona’s unique font.

The new home shorts are blue with a thin red stripe along each side, while the new home socks are blue with a red band at the top and a wide red stripe of chevrons on the back. While this new kit features Nike’s signature design details, it also offers players the very latest in performance innovation, kit technology and environmental sustainability.

Dri-Fit technology

The kits include Nike Dri-Fit technology, which draws sweat away from the body to the exterior of the shirts and shorts where it quickly evaporates. This and laser-cut ventilation holes improve fitting for comfort and performance. The kits are made with recycled plastic bottles. They are made of a new dual-knit fabric consisting of both cotton and recycled polyester, which as well as removing sweat offers a softer feel and an overall more flattering appearance. The shorts are 100% recycled polyester, the shirts are 96% and the socks are 78%.

Each kit is made using an average of 18 recycled plastic bottles, and over the last four years Nike has diverted almost two billion of these bottles from landfills to produce their kits. By using recycled polyester Nike is also reducing the energy consumed in the entire process by up to 30 percent.

On sale this Thursday

The new FC Barcelona 2014/15 kits will be available for purchase starting on May 22. They will also be available on nike.com on May 21. They will ba available worldwide starting July 17.