Sharp-edged spikes, in between at irregular intervals, different finely drawn vertical hatchings: the latest clothes of the Munich flagship footballers are extraordinary. In the 3-1 victory in the Supercup against Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern demonstrated on Tuesday evening how it wants to perform in the Champions League in the future, not only in terms of the joy of playing and the result, but also in which jerseys. Their restless pattern breaks with some traditions.
So far, the Munich-based international appeared in hand-painted, muted shades of red, which were modeled on the diamond pattern of the local arena and radiated more contemplation than aggressiveness. The fact that things are now getting wilder can be attributed to a new homeliness, according to the designers of the jerseys: The jagged edges are inspired by the mountains that open up so impressively south of Munich. The colors, the white and the slightly grayish blurring blue, imitate the atmosphere that the foothills of the Alps exudes when the sun is not shining from a cloudless sky. The fact that the Champions League is always played under floodlights may also have played a role in the reduced coloring.
The different jerseys are now not only an important source of income for all clubs, they are also a means of branding. And an interesting swing can be observed with the record champions. After the club did not really highlight the ties to the city and country from which it comes for a long time and stressed at every opportunity how important markets such as China, the USA or Qatar are, it is now turning with the second shirt of the homeland Regarding: The third jersey for regular league operations, which was presented a few weeks ago, is in the Munich city colors black and yellow gold and shows the Munich child. On the international stage, the kickers are now performing in homage to the Munich area.
The roots emphasize: This is somewhat reminiscent of the trend that also exists with another luxury food – beer. Even its creators like to emphasize at every opportunity where they bring hops and malt and water together.
The prose about the new jersey spread by FC Bayern is correspondingly different: “I love the mountains, I love my homeland, and I think it’s great that we have this special attitude towards life that we have here with us on the whole with this jersey Being able to visualize the world, “claims Thomas Müller on the club’s website, on which Saki Kumagai, a new Bayern women’s player, also has a say:” I’ve only just switched to FC Bayern – and I’ve felt good from day one: mountains have always had a motivating effect on me and they remind me of my homeland Sapporo. “
The city has been one of Munich’s twin cities since 1972. How much togetherness can be packed into one shirt. The “Mia san Mia” is not missing on this one either. Many fans did not like the fact that the claim was not emblazoned on the Münchner Kindl jersey.