World Cup: Why do Puma football players’ shirts keep tearing?

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The Puma shirts worn by players at the tournament are made from a material the German manufacturer calls Ultraweave.

The fabric is designed to be extremely lightweight and reduce the feeling of friction while playing, and is billed by the company as “the game’s fastest football jersey”.

Puma say a typical Ultraweave shirt weighs only 72 grams and is made primarily of recycled polyester, and claim that development of the four-way engineered mechanical stretch underwent year of “vigorous wear testing”.

In a statement, Puma told BBC Sport: “As football is a high-contact sport, garments can be affected when jerseys are subject to severe force or extreme physical stress. Importantly, these instances do not impact player performance.

“Player feedback has shown that they prefer lighter materials in their jerseys to achieve a better performance at the highest level. That’s why during the development of jerseys, we prioritised lightweight in combination with movement, breathability, and comfort.”

To touch, the material feels paper-like. The ‘authentic’ version of Puma jerseys fans are made of the same material, while ‘replica’ versions are not.

In online reviews, products made from the fabric are generally given praise for their ‘breathability’ and ‘comfort’, but criticised for their ‘durability’.

Puma also manufactures the kits of Austria, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Senegal, and Switzerland.

The Puma shirts worn by players at the tournament are made from a material the German manufacturer calls Ultraweave.

The fabric is designed to be extremely lightweight and reduce the feeling of friction while playing, and is billed by the company as “the game’s fastest football jersey”.

Puma say a typical Ultraweave shirt weighs only 72 grams and is made primarily of recycled polyester, and claim that development of the four-way engineered mechanical stretch underwent year of “vigorous wear testing”.

In a statement, Puma told BBC Sport: “As football is a high-contact sport, garments can be affected when jerseys are subject to severe force or extreme physical stress. Importantly, these instances do not impact player performance.

“Player feedback has shown that they prefer lighter materials in their jerseys to achieve a better performance at the highest level. That’s why during the development of jerseys, we prioritised lightweight in combination with movement, breathability, and comfort.”

To touch, the material feels paper-like. The ‘authentic’ version of Puma jerseys fans are made of the same material, while ‘replica’ versions are not.

In online reviews, products made from the fabric are generally given praise for their ‘breathability’ and ‘comfort’, but criticised for their ‘durability’.

Puma also manufactures the kits of Austria, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Senegal, and Switzerland.

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