{"id":188870,"date":"2026-07-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=188870"},"modified":"2026-07-16T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:00:00","slug":"performance-innovation-bringing-nitro-to-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/performance-innovation-bringing-nitro-to-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance Innovation: Bringing NITRO to Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a>\/\n Innovaci\u00f3n en el rendimiento: la llegada de NITRO al f\u00fatbol\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\/2026\/07\/Romain-NITRO-Interview_Teaser-Image.png\" 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\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/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%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fperformance-innovation-bringing-nitro-to-football%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fperformance-innovation-bringing-nitro-to-football%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/performance-innovation-bringing-nitro-to-football\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fperformance-innovation-bringing-nitro-to-football%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" ><strong>Innovaci\u00f3n en el rendimiento: la llegada de NITRO\u2122 al f\u00fatbol<\/strong><\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" ><strong>Romain Girard, vicepresidente de Innovaci\u00f3n, habla sobre el reto de incorporar una innovaci\u00f3n en desarrollo al juego m\u00e1s grande del mundo<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">16 de julio de 2026 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Performance Innovation: Bringing NITRO to Football&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Football isn&#x27;t just running with a ball. Romain Girard explains why bringing NITRO\\u2122 to the pitch meant rethinking one of PUMA&#x27;s most successful technologies from the ground up.&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/performance-innovation-bringing-nitro-to-football\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/performance-innovation-bringing-nitro-to-football\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/performance-innovation-bringing-nitro-to-football\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fperformance-innovation-bringing-nitro-to-football%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%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fperformance-innovation-bringing-nitro-to-football%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_default\" ><strong>Correr es algo lineal. El f\u00fatbol, todo lo contrario. Llevar la tecnolog\u00eda NITRO\u2122 de PUMA al campo de juego requiri\u00f3 mucho m\u00e1s que simplemente a\u00f1adir una nueva espuma. Hablamos con Romain Girard, vicepresidente de Innovaci\u00f3n, sobre los retos que supuso el desarrollo de las ULTRA NITRO\u2122 7 y por qu\u00e9 esto es solo el principio.<\/strong><\/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=\"\" ><strong>Romain, con las ULTRA NITRO 7, PUMA incorpora por primera vez la tecnolog\u00eda NITRO\u2122 a unas botas de f\u00fatbol. \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo te diste cuenta de que esta tecnolog\u00eda tambi\u00e9n podr\u00eda funcionar en el campo?<\/strong><br><br>No hubo un momento concreto: surgi\u00f3 de conversaciones continuas con los jugadores. No paraban de describir la misma sensaci\u00f3n que buscaban: algo m\u00e1s explosivo, la sensaci\u00f3n de despegar del suelo al instante. NITRO\u2122 era la respuesta obvia, ya que llev\u00e1bamos seis a\u00f1os perfeccion\u00e1ndola en el \u00e1mbito del atletismo. Esas conversaciones sobre f\u00fatbol americano comenzaron hace unos tres a\u00f1os, y la direcci\u00f3n a seguir qued\u00f3 clara casi de inmediato.<\/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\/2026\/07\/Romain-Girard_image_0031_low-res.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">Romain Girard, vicepresidente de Innovaci\u00f3n<\/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\" ><strong>\u00bfQui\u00e9n lo hab\u00eda pedido?<\/strong><br><br>\u00a0El mensaje lleg\u00f3 de toda la comunidad del f\u00fatbol, no solo de la m\u00e1xima categor\u00eda. Hablamos constantemente con jugadores como Neymar Jr., pero tambi\u00e9n, y con igual importancia, con deportistas m\u00e1s j\u00f3venes de clubes como el SpVgg Greuther F\u00fcrth y el RB Leipzig. Sus comentarios fueron sorprendentemente coincidentes: quer\u00edan un impulso, un \u00abturbo\u00bb, ese primer paso explosivo. Esa claridad \u2014procedente de ambos extremos de la cantera\u2014 es lo que nos convenci\u00f3 para comprometernos a desarrollar NITRO\u2122 espec\u00edficamente para el f\u00fatbol.<\/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\" ><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1l fue el mayor reto a la hora de adaptar NITRO\u2122 del atletismo y el atletismo en pista al f\u00fatbol?<\/strong><br><br>Correr es, en esencia, un movimiento en l\u00ednea recta; el f\u00fatbol es un caos en todas las direcciones: aceleraciones, desaceleraciones, giros, regates, carreras hacia atr\u00e1s. La estructura de espuma tuvo que redise\u00f1arse para absorber y devolver la energ\u00eda independientemente de la direcci\u00f3n de la que procediera la fuerza, algo para lo que la espuma destinada al running nunca se hab\u00eda concebido.<br><br>Adem\u00e1s, el f\u00fatbol exige una altura de suela mucho menor que la que permiten las zapatillas de atletismo, balonmano o baloncesto. Los jugadores no aceptan unas zapatillas de running con tacos: quieren la sensaci\u00f3n de baja altura, directa y cercana al suelo que ofrecen unas botas de velocidad. As\u00ed pues, el verdadero reto de ingenier\u00eda consist\u00eda en incorporar una aut\u00e9ntica capacidad de retorno de energ\u00eda en una estructura de perfil ultrabajo sin sacrificar el control del bal\u00f3n, la sensaci\u00f3n directa ni la confianza en los cambios bruscos de direcci\u00f3n.<\/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\" >\u201cEste es el primer cap\u00edtulo de algo mucho m\u00e1s amplio para PUMA Football; no se trata de un producto aislado\u201d.\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\" ><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa realmente \u201cm\u00e1s r\u00e1pido\u201d en el f\u00fatbol?<\/strong><br><br>Todo se reduce a los primeros cinco o diez metros: la diferencia entre llegar primero al bal\u00f3n o llegar medio paso m\u00e1s tarde. NITRO\u2122 funciona mediante un ciclo de compresi\u00f3n y liberaci\u00f3n: la presi\u00f3n que ejerce el jugador sobre el suelo comprime la espuma y, en el siguiente paso, esa energ\u00eda almacenada se libera para facilitar el impulso.<br><br>Lo m\u00e1s importante es que NITRO\u2122 act\u00faa exclusivamente en la zona del pie en contacto con el suelo, no cerca de la parte superior de la zapatilla. En el momento en que hay material adicional entre el pie y el bal\u00f3n, los jugadores pierden la precisi\u00f3n y el tacto de los que dependen. Esa es una l\u00ednea que no cruzamos, y es precisamente por eso por lo que NITRO\u2122 se encuentra en la suela de las ULTRA NITRO\u2122 7 y en ning\u00fan otro sitio.<\/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\" ><strong>Tambi\u00e9n comprob\u00e1is c\u00f3mo se comportan las botas de f\u00fatbol en la vida real: en el coche, al sol o en condiciones de fr\u00edo. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es eso tan importante?<\/strong><\/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: 0.91022222222222  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ULTRA-NITRO-7_NITRO-LAB-LA-scaled-e1783493734475.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">PUMA ULTRA NITRO\u2122 7 <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Porque la verdadera prueba de unas botas no es el laboratorio, sino la rutina real de un jugador. Las botas se empapan en campos mojados y luego se meten en un secador, se dejan en un coche al sol o se exponen a la luz solar directa para que se sequen. Algunos jugadores incluso se ponen hielo en las botas antes del saque inicial. As\u00ed que, en lugar de limitarnos a validarlas en condiciones controladas, les pedimos a los deportistas que traten las botas de prueba exactamente como lo har\u00edan normalmente, porque ah\u00ed es donde realmente se pone de manifiesto cualquier fallo.<br><br>A 70 \u00b0C, los adhesivos deben seguir aguantando, los materiales no pueden deformarse y el rendimiento de NITRO\u2122 no puede verse mermado. Una bota de f\u00fatbol no solo tiene que rendir durante los 90 minutos en el campo, sino que tambi\u00e9n debe resistir las inclemencias de la vida cotidiana.<\/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\" ><strong>\u00bfEs el ULTRA NITRO\u2122 7 una innovaci\u00f3n aislada o el inicio de una plataforma m\u00e1s amplia?<\/strong><br><br>\u00a0Este es el primer cap\u00edtulo de algo mucho m\u00e1s amplio para PUMA Football, no se trata de un producto aislado. Ya estamos desarrollando nuevos conceptos y arquitecturas que incorporan la tecnolog\u00eda NITRO\u2122 en futuras botas, yendo mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los modelos orientados a la velocidad para abarcar tambi\u00e9n dise\u00f1os centrados en la agilidad.<br><br>El potencial de NITRO\u2122 se extiende a toda la l\u00ednea ULTRA y probablemente m\u00e1s all\u00e1. En estos momentos, ofrecemos un retorno de energ\u00eda de 93% en un dise\u00f1o excepcionalmente ligero, pero esa cifra es solo un punto de partida, no un l\u00edmite. PUMA seguir\u00e1 apostando por mejorar tanto el retorno de energ\u00eda como la reducci\u00f3n de peso de forma simult\u00e1nea en las pr\u00f3ximas temporadas.<\/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\/2026\/07\/26AW_PR_TS_Football_Q3-Arrival-Pack_Ultra_Uni_Jimoh-Aloba_Action_0013_16x9_1920x1080px.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 text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cLa verdadera pregunta que nos planteamos es c\u00f3mo ayudar a los jugadores a dar lo mejor de s\u00ed mismos\u201d.\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\" ><strong>\u00bfD\u00f3nde ves el mayor potencial de innovaci\u00f3n en las botas de f\u00fatbol en general: en los materiales, las suelas, el ajuste, los datos, la sostenibilidad o el dise\u00f1o individual?<\/strong><br><br>La verdadera innovaci\u00f3n nunca surge de un \u00fanico factor, sino de la interacci\u00f3n de todos ellos. Pero el objetivo subyacente es siempre el mismo: ofrecer a los jugadores algo que funcione casi como una ventaja oculta. Los deportistas de \u00e9lite ya han optimizado al m\u00e1ximo la nutrici\u00f3n, el entrenamiento, la preparaci\u00f3n y la recuperaci\u00f3n. Nuestra labor, como su socio en materia de equipamiento, consiste en encontrar esa peque\u00f1a fracci\u00f3n de rendimiento que a\u00fan queda por explotar.<br><br>A veces es un punto porcentual completo, otras veces medio punto; pero en el f\u00fatbol, esa m\u00ednima diferencia puede marcar la diferencia entre marcar un gol o no, entre un pase que llega a su destino y otro que no. El rendimiento siempre es lo primero; la verdadera pregunta que nos planteamos es c\u00f3mo ayudar a los jugadores a dar lo mejor de s\u00ed mismos.<br><br>El rendimiento es siempre la prioridad. La pregunta es: \u00bfc\u00f3mo podemos ayudar a los jugadores a convertirse en una mejor versi\u00f3n de s\u00ed mismos?<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row divider -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnFull\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre Nitro<strong>\u2122<\/strong> y las botas de f\u00fatbol de Puma:<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row article teaser 3 -->\n<div class=\"rowArticleTeaser3\">\n\t<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsFull spacing\">\n\t    <div style=\"padding:none\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <h4>Siempre vuelve<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t        Interior de la espuma NITRO\u2122 de PUMA: c\u00f3mo su estructura, producci\u00f3n e interacci\u00f3n con las placas de carbono influyen en el retorno de energ\u00eda y el rendimiento en carrera.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"buttonSec articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/it-always-comes-back\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/it-always-comes-back\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:2\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26SS_Run_Deviate-Nitro-Elite-4_LOOK2_Drop-2_Wns_4991.webp\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 44% 37%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser3inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowArticleItem articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma teaserVertImg scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/new\/the-evolution-of-puma-football-boots\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    id=\"188834\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;width:200px;;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Boot-Innovation-Catch-Up-Titelbild-scaled.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"innerpadd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4><strong>De las botas de cuero a la herramienta r\u00e1pida<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Lo que comenz\u00f3 como una bota de trabajo resistente se ha convertido ahora en una plataforma de innovaci\u00f3n de alto rendimiento. Descubre los hitos, los protagonistas y las tecnolog\u00edas que hay detr\u00e1s de la evoluci\u00f3n de las botas de f\u00fatbol de PUMA.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/new\/the-evolution-of-puma-football-boots\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nodesktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/><br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser3inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowArticleItem articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma teaserVertImg scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/pumas-nitro-lab-la-unveils-football-innovation\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    id=\"188784\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;width:200px;;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BFA_54774_7993941-1-scaled.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"innerpadd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>El NITRO\u2122 Lab LA de PUMA desvela el futuro de la innovaci\u00f3n en el f\u00fatbol<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        En el PUMA NITRO\u2122 Lab de Los \u00c1ngeles, PUMA present\u00f3 las Ultra NITRO\u2122 7, lo que supone la primera vez que su tecnolog\u00eda NITRO\u2122, dise\u00f1ada para la velocidad, da el salto del atletismo al f\u00fatbol. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/pumas-nitro-lab-la-unveils-football-innovation\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cta  w-->\n<div class=\"gradient3\">\n<div class=\"row rowCTA spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col colFirst\" style=\"height: 100%;display: grid;align-items: self-end;\">\n    <span>\n\n        <h5>entrevista con los medios de comunicaci\u00f3n <\/h5>\n        <h1>Romain Girard habla sobre la innovaci\u00f3n en las botas de f\u00fatbol <\/h1>\n        <div class=\"\" >Para nuestro p\u00fablico de habla alemana: echad un vistazo a la reciente entrevista que Romain Girard concedi\u00f3 al medio de comunicaci\u00f3n nacional Bayerischer Rundfunk sobre el desarrollo y la innovaci\u00f3n en el \u00e1mbito de las botas de f\u00fatbol.\u00a0<\/div>\n        <br\/>\n        <a class=\"buttonSec\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ardmediathek.de\/video\/Y3JpZDovL2JyLmRlL2Jyb2FkY2FzdC9GMjAyNVdPMDE1ODc1QTAvc2VjdGlvbi9kODEwNGJmMi1mMDY4LTRhYTktOGNjMy1lNWExNzg4NjM2NzQ\">Mira la entrevista<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n    \t<div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n    \t    \n    \t     style=\"width:100%;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\/2026\/07\/Image-scaled-e1784116370724.jpeg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;    \t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n    \t    <\/div>\n    \t\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El f\u00fatbol no consiste solo en correr con un bal\u00f3n. Romain Girard explica por qu\u00e9 llevar NITRO\u2122 al campo supuso replantearse desde cero una de las tecnolog\u00edas m\u00e1s exitosas de PUMA.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":188871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":320,"meta-headline":"&lt;strong&gt;Performance Innovation: Bringing NITRO&trade; to Football&lt;\/strong&gt;","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-188870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":188870,"post_author":"24","post_date":"2026-07-16 09:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2026-07-16 07:00:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":188871,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Romain-NITRO-Interview_Teaser-Image.png\"},\"headline\":\"\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Performance Innovation: Bringing NITRO\\u0026trade; to Football\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Romain Girard, Vice President Innovation, on the challenge of bringing a running innovation to the world\\u0026#039;s biggest game\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"style\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Running is linear. Football is anything but. Bringing PUMA\\u0026#039;s NITRO\\u0026trade; technology to the pitch required far more than simply adding a new foam. We spoke with Romain Girard, Vice President Innovation, about the challenges behind the ULTRA NITRO\\u0026trade; 7 \\u0026mdash; and why this is only the beginning.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-cols-image-text {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Romain, with the ULTRA NITRO 7, PUMA is bringing NITRO\\u0026trade; into a football boot for the first time. When was the moment you realized this technology could also work on the pitch?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;There wasn\\u0026#039;t a single moment \\u0026mdash; it emerged from ongoing conversations with players. They kept describing the same feeling they wanted: something more explosive, a sense of getting off the ground instantly. NITRO\\u0026trade; was the obvious answer, since we\\u0026#039;d already spent six years refining it in running. Those football conversations started around three years ago, and the direction became clear almost immediately.\",\"image\":{\"id\":188872,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Romain-Girard_image_0031_low-res.jpg\"},\"className\":\"\",\"order\":\"1\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Who was asking for it?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026nbsp;It came from across the football community, not just the top tier. We talk constantly with players like Neymar Jr., but just as importantly with younger athletes at clubs like SpVgg Greuther F\\u0026uuml;rth and RB Leipzig. Their feedback was strikingly consistent: they wanted a boost, a turbo, that explosive first step. That clarity \\u0026mdash; coming from both ends of the talent pipeline \\u0026mdash; is what convinced us to commit to developing NITRO\\u0026trade; specifically for football.\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;What was the biggest challenge in transferring NITRO\\u0026trade; from running and track to football?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Running is essentially a straight line; football is chaos in every direction \\u0026mdash; acceleration, deceleration, turning, dribbling, running backwards. The foam structure had to be re-engineered to absorb and return energy regardless of the direction force comes from, which running foam was never built for.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Compounding that, football demands a much lower stack height than running, handball, or basketball shoes allow. Players won\\u0026#039;t accept a running shoe with studs \\u0026mdash; they want the low, direct, close-to-ground feel of a speed boot. So, the real engineering problem was fitting genuine energy to return into an ultra-low-profile construction without sacrificing ball control, direct feel, or confidence in tight changes of direction.\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026quot;This is the opening chapter of something much larger for PUMA Football \\u0026mdash; not an isolated product.\\u0026rdquo;\",\"style\":\"quote\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;What does \\u0026quot;faster\\u0026quot; actually mean in football?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;It comes down to the first five to ten metres \\u0026mdash; the difference between reaching a ball first or arriving a half-step late. NITRO\\u0026trade; works on a compression-release cycle: the player\\u0026#039;s push into the ground compresses the foam, and on the next step, that stored energy is released back to aid push-off.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Crucially, NITRO\\u0026trade; operates strictly in the foot-to-ground zone, not near the upper. The moment extra material sits between foot and ball; players lose the precision and touch they rely on. That\\u0026#039;s a line we don\\u0026#039;t cross \\u0026mdash; which is exactly why NITRO\\u0026trade; lives in the sole of the ULTRA NITRO\\u0026trade; 7 and nowhere else.\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;You also test how football boots are treated in real life \\u0026ndash; in cars, in the sun or in cold conditions. Why is that so important?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"spacing\":false,\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-cols-image-text {\"content\":\"Because a boot\\u0026#039;s real test isn\\u0026#039;t the lab \\u0026mdash; it\\u0026#039;s a player\\u0026#039;s actual routine. Boots get soaked on wet pitches, then thrown on a heater, left in a hot car, or baked in direct sun to dry. Some players even ice their boots before kickoff. So instead of only validating under controlled conditions, we tell athletes to treat test boots exactly as they normally would, because that\\u0026#039;s where failure actually shows up.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;At 70\\u0026deg;C, the adhesives must still hold, the materials can\\u0026#039;t warp, and NITRO\\u0026trade;\\u0026#039;s performance can\\u0026#039;t degrade. 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We\\u0026#039;re already developing further concepts and architectures that build NITRO\\u0026trade; into future boots, extending well beyond speed silhouettes into agility-focused designs as well.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;NITRO\\u0026trade;\\u0026#039;s potential stretches across the ULTRA line and likely beyond it. Right now, we\\u0026#039;re delivering 93% energy return in an exceptionally lightweight package, but that figure is a starting point, not a ceiling. 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