South Africa, 16th September 2024 – Today adidas is launching the Vivid Horizon Footwear Pack, featuring new colour updates for its entire inline range. The boots are available from 23rd September from select retail stores and online at adidas.co.za.
The pack includes fresh takes across all versions of the Predator 24, F50 and Copa Pure 2 franchises, with designs inspired by the hues of late afternoon games on pitches around the world. With an outsole for every surface, the world’s ballers can unlock their speed, shooting and control potential wherever the game takes them.
Predator 24 – Crafted for goals, the Predator gets a sleek new look with a platinum and aurora black upper with turbo red detailing.
F50 – Engineered for speed, the F50 stands out on the pitch thanks to an unignorable turbo red upper. The F50+ model features additional aurora black colouring along the bottom section of the boots’ upper.
Copa Pure 2 – Designed for connection, the Copa Pure boasts an aurora black upper, with platinum and turbo red highlights ensuring no silky touch goes unnoticed.
The Vivid Horizon Pack goes on sale from 23rd September, available at www.adidas.co.za/soccer-shoes, and selected adidas stores and retailers.
South Africa, July 1st, 2024 – Today, adidas unveils the Manchester United Home kit for the 2024/25 season – designed to capture fan attention under the glare of the Old Trafford lights, via a myriad of red shades creating a unique glow effect.
The look takes design cues from classic shirts worn by the Busby Babes, that were designed with ‘flourescent’ materials to help the players see each other better under the floodlights. The rayon style fabric appeared to be a different shade of red, depending on how light reflected off it under the stadium’s floodlights. For the 2024/25 expression, bold combinations of red have been blended to form a light to dark red gradient, running down the main body of the shirt – giving the appearance of an ever-changing colour.
A final bright, flame-like red insert – in a colour expression never seen before on a Manchester United home kit – runs down the side panel of the jersey and shorts, creating a connecting line that stands out against the stadium backdrop as players are in motion.
The look is completed with a seasonal crew neck, while the adidas three-stripes running down the shoulders, the adidas logo and sponsor logos all feature in a contrasting white colour. A final nod to the club’s rich heritage is a red devil sign off, found on the front of the accompanying black socks.
Sam Handy, SVP of Product and Design at adidas said: “The colour red is consistently fundamental to the club’s DNA. There have been many different expressions of it over the years and, for 24/25, we wanted to do something a bit different. We’ve drawn inspiration from shirts that Manchester United experimented with from 1952-57 as floodlights were introduced to stadiums. These were fantastic early examples of creative design in matchwear and were worn by some of the club’s most legendary players. The colour-shifting appearance of these was a big influence in this season’s modern expression of the home kit, designed to capture attention from all angles on pitch.”
Crafted for performance and to help provide world-class players with the confidence to play under pressure, the lightweight jerseys feature the latest in adidas technology which has been created in close collaboration with players throughout the development process.
The on-field version of the jersey is constructed with HEAT.RDY technology, using advanced materials to maximize air flow to keep players feeling cool, while the fan version features AEROREADY technology, which uses sweat-wicking or absorbent materials to keep the body feeling dry.
The on-field version of the kit is available to purchase for R2199, while the fan version is R1399, with both available to purchase from today via, selected adidas retail stores, and online at adidas.co.za.
South Africa, 13 October 2023 – At a time when the domestic and international football season is in full swing, adidas is launching the Marinerush Footwear Pack, featuring an all new Copa Pure 2 Boot offering and striking blue-toned color updates for the Predator Accuracy and X Crazyfast franchises.
The new Copa Pure 2 is for all the football purists who seek to have that unique connection with the ball. The shoe merges style and class in a stunning blue design, while displaying flexible materials crafted to give each player a cushioned touch and total control of any in-game situation.
This is achieved through new premium leather laced P+ and P0 versions – including a Laced PRIMEKNIT collar that ensures a firm and comfortable fit with lockdown to each player´s foot shape at the P+ price-point. The boots boast a FUSIONSKIN upper blended with ultra soft leather that truly heightens the sense for the ball.
The Marinerush Footwear Pack featuring new colorway updates for Predator Accuracy – crafted for goals with accuracy and power at its core – as well as X Crazyfast – engineered for speed using lightweight components specifically designed for acceleration and dribbling – is available to purchase now throughadidas.co.za and selected retail stores
Johannesburg, September 15 – Having honed her craft as an award-winning football presenter for eight years at SuperSport, Julia Stuart has landed a plum job at Premier League Productions in the UK.
Happily, she will continue to be a presence on the Home of Sport as she will present the weekly preview show Team Talks, which is broadcast on SuperSport every Friday (SS Premier League 203, from 7pm).
Even though Stuart signed off from SuperSport after presenting the recent FIFA Women’s World Cup final, SuperSport remains confident of working with Stuart in future.
“This is a remarkable opportunity and I’m excited to tackle the new challenge,” she said from London. “Leaving SuperSport was a massive decision and now the irony is it seems like I’ve only really moved channels from 202 to 203 – even though my location and the league I cover has changed completely.”
Stuart earned acclaim for her expertise while at SuperSport, both as an anchor and pitchside reporter on various football properties like the DStv Premiership.
“Julia epitomised professionalism and we are sad to see her go,” said Rendani Ramovha, SuperSport chief executive. “Yet we are proud she is following her dream and we will still get to see her on our platform.”
Stuart’s new role will see her host a comprehensive build-up to the key Premier League fixtures each week, joined in studio by two experts
Johannesburg, September 7 – MultiChoice can confirm that, following acceptance by the SABC of a proposal made by MultiChoice on 18 August 2023, it has reached an agreement in principle to sub-licence broadcast rights to the SABC for Rugby World Cup 2023.
A total of 16 matches may be broadcast by the SABC, including the opening ceremony and opening match, all matches that the Springboks participate in, two quarter-final matches, one semi-final, the bronze final, the final and the closing ceremony. Should the Springboks not qualify for the knockout stages, the above matches will, in any event, be available for broadcast.
“We are pleased to have reached an arrangement with the SABC in the spirit of cooperation,” said Marc Jury, chief executive of MultiChoice SA