{"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\/fr\/sports\/crowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"Le PUMA KING \u00e0 nouveau couronn\u00e9 : L'\u00e9volution d'une ic\u00f4ne"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a>\/\n        Le PUMA KING \u00e0 nouveau couronn\u00e9 : L'\u00e9volution d'une ic\u00f4ne\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\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/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%2Ffr%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%2Ffr%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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fcrowned-again-the-evolution-of-an-icon%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Couronn\u00e9 \u00e0 nouveau : l'\u00e9volution d'une ic\u00f4ne<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Depuis pr\u00e8s de 60 ans, la PUMA KING fa\u00e7onne le football. Avec sa derni\u00e8re \u00e9volution, une nouvelle g\u00e9n\u00e9ration de rois voit le jour.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">23 d\u00e9cembre 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\/fr\/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\/fr\/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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%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%2Ffr%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\" >Certains d'entre nous l'ont vu \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision. D'autres n'\u00e9taient m\u00eame pas encore n\u00e9s. Mais tout le monde s'en souvient. 1986. Onze touches, six joueurs anglais laiss\u00e9s derri\u00e8re lui, et une course qui a red\u00e9fini ce qui \u00e9tait possible sur un terrain de football. Avec ce but, Diego Maradona est entr\u00e9 dans l'histoire, et il l'a fait en portant des PUMA KING. Pel\u00e9, le plus grand joueur de son \u00e9poque, portait des PUMA KING. Le Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach, le club le plus dominant des ann\u00e9es 1970 en Allemagne, portait des PUMA KING.<\/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\" >Avec la 20e \u00e9dition lanc\u00e9e en novembre dernier, PUMA r\u00e9invente une fois de plus sa chaussure de football la plus embl\u00e9matique. D\u00e9couvrez l'h\u00e9ritage KING et explorez l'innovation qui se cache derri\u00e8re la plus grande \u00e9volution d'un v\u00e9ritable classique.<\/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>L'ADN du football br\u00e9silien int\u00e9gr\u00e9 dans la nouvelle PUMA King<br><\/h2>N\u00e9 et \u00e9lev\u00e9 \u00e0 S\u00e3o Paulo, au Br\u00e9sil, Ilan Fiszbejn a grandi dans la culture du football de rue, entour\u00e9 d'un amour pur pour ce sport magnifique. Apr\u00e8s plusieurs ann\u00e9es pass\u00e9es dans l'industrie br\u00e9silienne des baskets, il est aujourd'hui expert et chef de produit pour la nouvelle PUMA KING au si\u00e8ge social de 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\" >\u201c KING est de retour. Nous allons cartonner avec ce produit. D'apr\u00e8s tout ce que nous avons entendu et toutes les informations que nous avons recueillies aupr\u00e8s des consommateurs, ce sera un succ\u00e8s \u201d, d\u00e9clare Ilan d\u00e8s le d\u00e9but. \u201c Cette g\u00e9n\u00e9ration va cr\u00e9er de nombreux KING. Ce produit est tout simplement g\u00e9nial. \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\" >Il y a douze mois, il n'y avait aucun signe du KING 20, seulement deux hommes marchant entre les rayonnages du sous-sol du si\u00e8ge social de PUMA \u00e0 Herzogenaurach, o\u00f9 se trouve le fascinant centre d'archives de PUMA. \u201c Nous avons parcouru l'histoire de la KING de 1966 \u00e0 nos jours, en retra\u00e7ant chaque g\u00e9n\u00e9ration, et nous avons r\u00e9alis\u00e9 que nous avions eu 19 g\u00e9n\u00e9rations de chaussures diff\u00e9rentes au fil du temps \u2019, se souvient Tung Hoang, responsable des archives PUMA. Cette d\u00e9couverte a tout d\u00e9clench\u00e9 et a conduit \u00e0 la cr\u00e9ation de la 20e 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=\"\" >La premi\u00e8re PUMA KING a vu le jour en 1966, et son inventeur n'\u00e9tait autre qu'Eus\u00e9bio da Silva Ferreira. Lors de la Coupe du monde en Angleterre, Eus\u00e9bio est devenu le meilleur buteur du tournoi et l'une des plus grandes superstars que ce sport ait jamais connues. \u00c0 cette \u00e9poque, alors que les semelles des chaussures de football \u00e9taient encore rigides et inflexibles, Eus\u00e9bio a demand\u00e9 plus de souplesse. Rudolf Dassler, fondateur de PUMA, et son \u00e9quipe ont travaill\u00e9 en \u00e9troite collaboration avec lui, transformant ses commentaires et ses souhaits en une construction plus souple et plus agile. Une fois la Coupe du monde termin\u00e9e, toutes ces id\u00e9es ont \u00e9t\u00e9 traduites dans la toute premi\u00e8re \u201c KING Eus\u00e9bio \u201d.\u201d\u00a0<br><br><em>Pour en savoir plus sur Eus\u00e9bio, rendez-vous sur\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/3-legendary-eusebio-moments\/\">3 moments l\u00e9gendaires d'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>D\u00e9finir le nouveau roi<\/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=\"\" >Chaque nouvelle botte commence par une id\u00e9e. Mais red\u00e9finir une l\u00e9gende telle que la KING est un d\u00e9fi tout \u00e0 fait diff\u00e9rent.\u00a0 Les g\u00e9n\u00e9rations changent ; les consommateurs d'aujourd'hui ne veulent plus des bottes en cuir noir \u00e0 l'ancienne. \u201c Comment pouvons-nous les moderniser ? Comment pouvons-nous les rendre plus progressistes ? Que faut-il am\u00e9liorer et que faut-il laisser tel quel ? \u201d, souligne Ilan. Transformer toutes ces premi\u00e8res r\u00e9flexions en un cahier des charges final a n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d'innombrables r\u00e9unions cons\u00e9cutives, un processus exigeant qui a n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 beaucoup de d\u00e9vouement.<\/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=\"\" >\u00c0 partir de ces d\u00e9fis, Ilan et son \u00e9quipe ont affin\u00e9 l'identit\u00e9 du prochain KING. \u201c Le KING 20 a un ADN clair \u201d, dit-il, construit sur les bases de ses 19 pr\u00e9d\u00e9cesseurs. Une KING se d\u00e9finit par trois \u00e9l\u00e9ments essentiels : le confort, le toucher et une traction fiable. Le confort reste sa premi\u00e8re promesse : une KING doit \u00eatre la chaussure la plus confortable qu'un joueur ait jamais port\u00e9e. Vient ensuite le toucher : cette sensation incomparable procur\u00e9e par le cuir embl\u00e9matique, r\u00e9invent\u00e9 au fil des d\u00e9cennies et d\u00e9sormais remplac\u00e9 par un mat\u00e9riau non animalier, plus durable. Et enfin, une traction fiable, qui donne aux joueurs confiance dans chacun de leurs mouvements.<\/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>Fond\u00e9e sur l'innovation \u2013 Une philosophie qui a vu le jour tr\u00e8s t\u00f4t<br><\/h2>L'ADN actuel, d\u00e9fini par ces trois \u00e9l\u00e9ments essentiels, s'inscrit dans une tradition vieille de pr\u00e8s de 60 ans d'id\u00e9es pionni\u00e8res, bien avant tout le monde. Sur la base de ces premi\u00e8res avanc\u00e9es r\u00e9alis\u00e9es en 1966, de nouveaux jalons ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pos\u00e9s : dans les ann\u00e9es 1970, la conception du talon S.P.A. a r\u00e9duit la tension sur le tendon d'Achille, \u00e9tablissant de nouvelles normes en mati\u00e8re de confort et de protection. En 1982, Armin Dassler, fils du fondateur, a lanc\u00e9 le syst\u00e8me Duoflex : la premi\u00e8re chaussure aussi souple qu'une chaussure de course, permettant un contr\u00f4le plus pr\u00e9cis du ballon et un mouvement de roulement parfait sans fatigue. De nombreuses \u00e9tapes importantes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 franchies gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ces avanc\u00e9es, chaque chaussure KING \u00e9tant fabriqu\u00e9e \u00e0 Herzogenaurach jusqu'en 1993.<\/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, qui travaille pour PUMA depuis 1978 et est connu sous le nom de \u00ab Monsieur PUMA \u00bb, revient sur plusieurs d\u00e9cennies d'innovation et de changement.,<\/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\" >\u201c Tout a chang\u00e9, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une innovation constante qui nous fait aller de l'avant. La seule chose qui n'a pas chang\u00e9, c'est le nom \u2018 KING \u2019 et la philosophie qui le sous-tend, \u00e9tablie par Rudolf Dassler, le fondateur de PUMA. \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 swipeprev03158c27-ff6e-411f-9c8f-6593c5a2bbde\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t<div id=\"swipe_03158c27-ff6e-411f-9c8f-6593c5a2bbde\" class=\"swiper myswiper scrollAnim\" data-ssize=\"1\" data-id=\"03158c27-ff6e-411f-9c8f-6593c5a2bbde\">\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 swipenext03158c27-ff6e-411f-9c8f-6593c5a2bbde\"><\/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>Une chaussure con\u00e7ue pour les meilleurs de chaque \u00e9quipe<br><\/h2>Cette philosophie trouve son origine en 1966, lorsque Rudolf Dassler l'a formul\u00e9e simplement : \u201c La KING est ma meilleure chaussure, pour le meilleur joueur sur le terrain. \u201d<br><br>Cette id\u00e9e a propuls\u00e9 la KING au sommet, port\u00e9e par certains des plus grands joueurs de l'histoire du football. Pel\u00e9, Eus\u00e9bio, Matth\u00e4us, Netzer, Buffon, Cruyff, Maradona et bien d'autres encore. La PUMA KING est devenue un acteur mondial et une ic\u00f4ne de la marque. La King est li\u00e9e \u00e0 PUMA, et PUMA \u00e0 la 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\" >\u201c Lorsque je guide les visiteurs \u00e0 travers notre histoire sur l'embl\u00e9matique PUMA Bridge, je dis toujours que les mod\u00e8les T7, Suede et KING sont les fondements qui ont permis \u00e0 PUMA d'atteindre une renomm\u00e9e mondiale \u201d, explique 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>Pr\u00eats pour les prochains rois<\/h2>Tout le monde conna\u00eet le KING, cela ne fait aucun doute. Avec la nouvelle g\u00e9n\u00e9ration, PUMA diffuse l'id\u00e9e que n'importe qui peut devenir le prochain grand joueur, le prochain KING. Ilan explique clairement la strat\u00e9gie : \u201c L'histoire du KING est tr\u00e8s importante, elle constitue le fondement de l'h\u00e9ritage, mais nous construisons l'avenir pour les nouveaux rois avec celui-ci. \u201d<br><br>\u00c0 la fin de l'entretien avec Ilan, il reste bien plus que des informations sur le nouveau KING. On ressent sa passion derri\u00e8re chaque mot, son d\u00e9vouement \u00e0 quelque chose qui d\u00e9passe largement son travail. Ou, comme l'a dit Rudolf Dassler, fondateur de PUMA, il y a 77 ans : \u201c Sans passion, pas de qualit\u00e9 \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=\"\/fr\/category\/https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a>\n                    <h1>Les 3 moments les plus marquants du football par le l\u00e9gendaire Eus\u00e9bio<\/h1>\n                    <div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">Les records de cette star internationale sont impressionnants, m\u00eame apr\u00e8s plus d'un demi-si\u00e8cle. Mais Eus\u00e9bio a \u00e9galement conquis les c\u0153urs et les esprits. Nous revenons sur trois exploits qui continuent de ravir les fans de ce sport magnifique, m\u00eame apr\u00e8s toutes ces ann\u00e9es.<\/div>\n                    <a class=\"buttonSec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/3-legendary-eusebio-moments\/\">en savoir plus<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depuis des d\u00e9cennies, la PUMA KING marque l'histoire du football. 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