{"id":188069,"date":"2025-12-23T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=188069"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:57:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:57:27","slug":"crowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/crowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"PUMA KING erneut gekr\u00f6nt: Die Entwicklung einer Ikone"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n        PUMA KING erneut gekr\u00f6nt: Die Entwicklung einer Ikone\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/King-Header-final.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fcrowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fcrowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/crowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fcrowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Erneut gekr\u00f6nt: Die Entwicklung einer Ikone<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Seit fast 60 Jahren pr\u00e4gt der PUMA KING den Fu\u00dfball. Mit seiner neuesten Weiterentwicklung entsteht eine neue Generation von K\u00f6nigen.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">23. Dezember 2025 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;PUMA KING crowned again: The Evolution of an Icon&quot;, \"text\": &quot;For decades, the PUMA KING has shaped football history. Now, with its 20th evolution, the iconic shoe blends heritage with innovation to inspire the next generation of Kings.&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/crowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/crowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/crowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fcrowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fcrowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_intro\" >Einige von uns haben es im Fernsehen gesehen. Andere waren noch nicht einmal geboren. Aber jeder erinnert sich daran. 1986. Elf Ballber\u00fchrungen, sechs englische Spieler hinter sich gelassen und ein Lauf, der neu definierte, was auf einem Fu\u00dfballplatz m\u00f6glich ist. Mit diesem Tor schrieb sich Diego Maradona in die Geschichte ein \u2013 und das mit PUMA KINGs an den F\u00fc\u00dfen. Pel\u00e9, der Gr\u00f6\u00dfte seiner Zeit \u2013 mit PUMA KINGs an den F\u00fc\u00dfen. Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach, der dominierende Verein der 1970er Jahre in Deutschland \u2013 mit PUMA KINGs an den F\u00fc\u00dfen.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default firstLetter\" >Mit der 20. Auflage, die im November dieses Jahres auf den Markt kommt, erfindet PUMA seinen legend\u00e4rsten Fu\u00dfballschuh erneut. Entdecken Sie das Verm\u00e4chtnis von KING und erfahren Sie mehr \u00fcber die Innovationen, die hinter der gr\u00f6\u00dften Weiterentwicklung eines echten Klassikers stehen.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Die brasilianische Fu\u00dfball-DNA flie\u00dft in den neuen PUMA King ein<br><\/h2>Ilan Fiszbejn ist in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brasilien, geboren und aufgewachsen und wuchs in der Stra\u00dfenfu\u00dfballkultur auf, umgeben von der puren Liebe zu diesem sch\u00f6nen Spiel. Nach mehreren Jahren in der brasilianischen Sneaker-Branche ist er nun Experte und leitender Produktmanager f\u00fcr den neuen PUMA KING in der Zentrale in Herzogenaurach.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0751-scaled.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"quote\" >\u201cKING ist zur\u00fcck. Damit werden wir durchstarten. Nach allem, was wir geh\u00f6rt haben, nach all den Verbrauchererkenntnissen, die wir gewonnen haben, wird es ein Erfolg werden\u201d, stellt Ilan gleich zu Beginn klar. \u201cDiese Generation wird viele KINGs hervorbringen. Das Produkt ist einfach gro\u00dfartig.\u201d<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Vor zw\u00f6lf Monaten gab es noch keinerlei Anzeichen f\u00fcr den KING 20 \u2013 nur zwei M\u00e4nner, die durch die Lagerregale im Untergeschoss der PUMA-Zentrale in Herzogenaurach gingen: dem faszinierenden Zuhause des PUMA-Archivs. \u201cWir haben unsere KING-Geschichte von 1966 bis heute durchforstet, jede Generation nachverfolgt und festgestellt, dass wir im Laufe der Zeit 19 verschiedene Boot-Generationen hatten\u2019, erinnert sich Tung Hoang, PUMA Archivmanager. Diese Entdeckung brachte alles ins Rollen und f\u00fchrte zur Entwicklung des 20. KING.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Der erste PUMA KING wurde 1966 geboren \u2013 und sein Erfinder war kein Geringerer als Eus\u00e9bio da Silva Ferreira. W\u00e4hrend der Weltmeisterschaft in England wurde Eus\u00e9bio Torsch\u00fctzenk\u00f6nig des Turniers und einer der gr\u00f6\u00dften Superstars, den der Sport je gesehen hatte. Zu dieser Zeit waren die Sohlen von Fu\u00dfballschuhen noch steif und unflexibel, doch Eus\u00e9bio w\u00fcnschte sich mehr Flexibilit\u00e4t. Rudolf Dassler, Gr\u00fcnder von PUMA, und sein Team arbeiteten eng mit ihm zusammen und setzten seine R\u00fcckmeldungen und W\u00fcnsche in eine weichere, agilere Konstruktion um. Nach Ende der Weltmeisterschaft wurden all diese Erkenntnisse in den allerersten \u201cKING Eus\u00e9bio\u201d umgesetzt.\u201d\u00a0<br><br><em>Lesen Sie mehr \u00fcber Eus\u00e9bio auf\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/3-legendary-eusebio-moments\/\">3 legend\u00e4re Momente von Eus\u00e9bio<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 1.0855949895616  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1967_P_I_F_Eusebio_Advertisement_PUMA-ist-am-Ball.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"rowImageSingle spacing\">\n\t<div>\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"full;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/26SS_TS_Football_Launch-Edition_King_Uni.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 ><h2>Den neuen K\u00f6nig definieren<\/h2><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Jeder neue Stiefel beginnt mit einer Idee. Aber eine Legende wie den KING neu zu definieren, ist eine ganz andere Herausforderung.\u00a0 Generationen \u00e4ndern sich; der Verbraucher von heute will keine Old-School-Stiefel aus schwarzem Leder mehr. \u201cWie k\u00f6nnen wir sie modern gestalten? Wie k\u00f6nnen wir sie fortschrittlich gestalten? Was muss verbessert werden \u2013 und was sollte unver\u00e4ndert bleiben?\u201d, fragt Ilan. Um all diese ersten Gedanken in ein endg\u00fcltiges Produktkonzept umzusetzen, waren unz\u00e4hlige aufeinanderfolgende Besprechungen erforderlich \u2013 ein anspruchsvoller Prozess, der von Engagement gepr\u00e4gt war.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AW25_KING_Event-Images_10_4x5.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/king-london.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Ausgehend von diesen Herausforderungen haben Ilan und sein Team die Identit\u00e4t des n\u00e4chsten KING weiterentwickelt. \u201cDer KING 20 hat eine klare DNA\u201d, sagt er \u2013 aufbauend auf den Grundlagen seiner 19 Vorg\u00e4ngermodelle. Ein KING zeichnet sich durch drei wesentliche Merkmale aus: Komfort, Ballgef\u00fchl und zuverl\u00e4ssige Traktion. Komfort bleibt sein oberstes Versprechen \u2013 ein KING muss der bequemste Schuh sein, den ein Spieler je getragen hat. Als N\u00e4chstes kommt das Ballgef\u00fchl: dieses unverwechselbare Gef\u00fchl des legend\u00e4ren Leders, das \u00fcber Jahrzehnte hinweg neu erfunden wurde und sich nun zu einem tierfreien, nachhaltigeren Material weiterentwickelt hat. Und schlie\u00dflich die zuverl\u00e4ssige Traktion \u2013 die den Spielern bei jeder Bewegung Sicherheit gibt.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Auf Innovation aufgebaut \u2013 eine Philosophie, die schon fr\u00fch begann<br><\/h2>Die heutige DNA, die durch diese drei wesentlichen Merkmale definiert ist, setzt eine fast 60-j\u00e4hrige Tradition bahnbrechender Ideen fort, die lange vor allen anderen entstanden sind. Auf diesen fr\u00fchen Durchbr\u00fcchen aus dem Jahr 1966 folgten neue Meilensteine: In den 1970er Jahren reduzierte das S.P.A.-Fersendesign die Belastung der Achillessehne und setzte neue Ma\u00dfst\u00e4be in Sachen Komfort und Schutz. 1982 stellte Armin Dassler, Sohn des Firmengr\u00fcnders, das Duoflex-System vor: Der erste Schuh, der so flexibel wie ein Laufschuh war und eine sensiblere Ballkontrolle sowie eine perfekte Rollbewegung ohne Erm\u00fcdungserscheinungen erm\u00f6glichte. Auf diesen Durchbr\u00fcchen bauten viele weitere Meilensteine auf \u2013 bis 1993 wurde jeder KING direkt in Herzogenaurach hergestellt.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Helmut Fischer, der seit 1978 f\u00fcr PUMA t\u00e4tig ist und als \u201eMr. PUMA\u201d bekannt ist, blickt auf Jahrzehnte voller Innovationen und Ver\u00e4nderungen zur\u00fcck.,<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cAlles hat sich ver\u00e4ndert, und st\u00e4ndige Innovationen treiben uns voran. Das Einzige, was gleich geblieben ist, ist der Name \u2018KING\u2019 und die Philosophie dahinter, die Rudolf Dassler, der Gr\u00fcnder von PUMA, etabliert hat.\u201d<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image slider -->\n\n<div class=\"row rowSlider1 spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"arrowCircleCenter arrowBorder swiperoutside-button-prev swipeprevcbe5c2ee-0377-40f8-ba93-6fe926e3e20a\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t<div id=\"swipe_cbe5c2ee-0377-40f8-ba93-6fe926e3e20a\" class=\"swiper myswiper scrollAnim\" data-ssize=\"1\" data-id=\"cbe5c2ee-0377-40f8-ba93-6fe926e3e20a\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.67990919409762 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1971-Katalog-Schuhe-Tasche-Balle-2-edited.png);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.79938508839354 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1991_92-Katalog-Sofortprogramm-PUMA-Sportschuhe.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.72072072072072 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1993.-KING.LM_.D.Scan-2-2-Kopie.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4146685472496 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1978-Katalog-Fanartikel-Schuhe-Bekleidung_S.P.A.-KING-edited.png);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4144893111639 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/11SS_TS_King_HeritagePoster_1970_22x30.7mm.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n        <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"arrowCircleCenter arrowBorder swiperoutside-button-next swipenextcbe5c2ee-0377-40f8-ba93-6fe926e3e20a\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Ein Schuh, der f\u00fcr die Besten in jedem Team gemacht ist<br><\/h2>Diese Philosophie hat ihren Ursprung im Jahr 1966, als Rudolf Dassler es einfach formulierte: \u201cDer KING ist mein bester Schuh \u2013 f\u00fcr den besten Spieler auf dem Platz.\u201d<br><br>Diese Idee brachte den KING an die Spitze \u2013 getragen von einigen der gr\u00f6\u00dften Spieler der Fu\u00dfballgeschichte. Pel\u00e9, Eus\u00e9bio, Matth\u00e4us, Netzer, Buffon, Cruyff, Maradona und viele andere. Der PUMA KING wurde zu einem Spieler auf der Weltb\u00fchne und zu einer Ikone der Marke. Der King ist mit PUMA verbunden \u2013 und PUMA mit dem KING.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cWenn ich Besucher \u00fcber die PUMA Bridge durch unsere Geschichte f\u00fchre, sage ich immer, dass der T7, der Suede und der KING das Fundament sind, auf dem PUMA zu weltweiter Gr\u00f6\u00dfe aufgestiegen ist\u201d, sagt Helmut.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Bereit f\u00fcr die n\u00e4chsten K\u00f6nige<\/h2>Jeder kennt den KING, daran besteht kein Zweifel. Mit der neuen Generation verbreitet PUMA die \u00dcberzeugung, dass jeder der n\u00e4chste gro\u00dfe Spieler werden kann \u2013 der n\u00e4chste KING. Ilan formuliert die Strategie ganz klar: \u201cDie Geschichte von KING ist sehr wichtig, sie bildet die Grundlage f\u00fcr das Verm\u00e4chtnis, aber wir bauen mit dieser Strategie die Zukunft f\u00fcr die neuen Kings da drau\u00dfen auf.\u201d<br><br>Am Ende des Interviews mit Ilan bleibt mehr als nur Informationen \u00fcber den neuen KING. Man sp\u00fcrt seine Leidenschaft hinter jedem Wort \u2013 die Hingabe an etwas, das weit \u00fcber seinen Job hinausgeht. Oder, wie PUMA-Gr\u00fcnder Rudolf Dassler es vor 77 Jahren formulierte: \u201cOhne Leidenschaft keine Qualit\u00e4t\u201d.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row article teaser single -->\n<div class=\"row rowImageFull spacing\" style=\"height: 690px;\">\n    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eusebio_Header-1.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"  >\n        <div class=\"row rowArticleTeaserSingle\">\n            <div class=\"articleTeaserSingleRows\">\n                <div><\/div>\n                <div class=\"bot\">\n                    <a class=\"secondary\" href=\"\/de\/category\/https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\n                    <h1>3 der pr\u00e4gendsten Momente des Fu\u00dfballs vom legend\u00e4ren Eus\u00e9bio<\/h1>\n                    <div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">Die Rekorde des internationalen Stars sind auch nach \u00fcber einem halben Jahrhundert noch beeindruckend. Aber Eus\u00e9bio hat auch die Herzen und K\u00f6pfe der Menschen erobert. Wir werfen einen Blick auf drei Erfolge, die die Fans des sch\u00f6nen Spiels auch nach all den Jahren noch begeistern.<\/div>\n                    <a class=\"buttonSec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/3-legendary-eusebio-moments\/\">Story lesen<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seit Jahrzehnten pr\u00e4gt der PUMA KING die Geschichte des Fu\u00dfballs. Jetzt, in seiner 20. Evolutionsstufe, verbindet der legend\u00e4re Schuh Tradition mit Innovation, um die n\u00e4chste Generation von K\u00f6nigen zu inspirieren.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":188070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":4290,"meta-headline":"Crowned again: The Evolution of an Icon","footnotes":""},"categories":[1091,18],"class_list":["post-188069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-legacy","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":188069,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2025-12-23 07:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-12-23 06:00:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":188070,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/King-Header-final.jpg\"},\"headline\":\"Crowned again: The Evolution of an Icon\",\"content\":\"For almost 60 years, the PUMA KING has shaped football. 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Comfort remains its first promise - a KING has to be the most comfortable boot a player has ever worn. Touch comes next: that unmistakable feeling from the iconic leather, reinvented over decades and now evolved into a non-animal, more sustainable material. 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