{"id":188632,"date":"2026-05-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=188632"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:38:43","slug":"dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominique Gathier : Se montrer quand le monde regarde\u00a0"},"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        Dominique Gathier : Se montrer quand le monde regarde\u00a0\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\/05\/Puma_Beyond-the-score_-Q1_116.webp\" 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%2Fdominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching%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%2Fdominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching\/&#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%2Fdominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Se montrer quand le monde regarde\u00a0<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Comment Dominique Gathier, vice-pr\u00e9sident Teamsport de PUMA, consid\u00e8re le football, la performance et la Coupe du monde comme un moment important.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">27 mai 2026 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Dominique Gathier: Show up when the world is watching\\u00a0&quot;, \"text\": &quot;In conversation with Dominique Gathier, PUMA\\u2019s VP Teamsport, on World Cup 2026 as a milestone moment \\u2013 where performance, culture and emotion come together as the brand shows up on football\\u2019s biggest stage.&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fdominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching%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%2Fdominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching%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\" >PUMA abordera la Coupe du monde de cette ann\u00e9e en tant qu'\u00e9quipementier de 11 \u00e9quipes, le plus grand nombre depuis 2006. Avant l'\u00e9v\u00e9nement, CATch UP s'est entretenu avec Dominique Gathier pour parler d'ambition, d'\u00e9motion et de ce que cela signifie de se montrer lorsque le monde entier nous regarde.<\/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\" >Pour Dominique, qui travaille chez PUMA depuis 2006, l'attente de la Coupe du monde est ind\u00e9niable. \u201cJe suis extr\u00eamement enthousiaste \u00e0 diff\u00e9rents niveaux\u201d, d\u00e9clare-t-il. \u201cBien s\u00fbr, en tant que fan de football, mais aussi d'un point de vue commercial. Ce sera la plus grande Coupe du monde jamais organis\u00e9e.\u201d<\/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\/05\/Puma_Hauptversammlung-2026_image_008-1_cropped.webp\" 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_default\" >Cette ann\u00e9e, note-t-il, PUMA n'a jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 aussi pr\u00e9sent lors d'une Coupe du monde depuis 20 ans. En 2006, 12 \u00e9quipes nationales portaient des v\u00eatements PUMA, dont l'Italie, championne du monde. Lors du tournoi de 2026, PUMA \u00e9quipera 11 \u00e9quipes nationales. Ces \u00e9quipes couvrent quatre continents : le Portugal, l'Autriche, la R\u00e9publique tch\u00e8que et la Suisse en Europe, le Maroc, le S\u00e9n\u00e9gal, l'\u00c9gypte, la C\u00f4te d'Ivoire et le Ghana en Afrique, ainsi que le Paraguay en Am\u00e9rique du Sud et la Nouvelle-Z\u00e9lande en Oc\u00e9anie.<br><br>Le monde entier aura les yeux riv\u00e9s sur ce tournoi qui reste l'\u00e9tape la plus \u00e9mouvante du football. C'est l\u00e0 que se d\u00e9finissent les carri\u00e8res et que se cr\u00e9ent les moments qui restent grav\u00e9s dans la m\u00e9moire des supporters longtemps apr\u00e8s le coup de sifflet final. Pour la premi\u00e8re fois, trois nations accueilleront la comp\u00e9tition, avec une affluence record de plus de cinq \u00e0 six millions de spectateurs dans les stades et une audience t\u00e9l\u00e9visuelle mondiale de cinq \u00e0 six milliards de t\u00e9l\u00e9spectateurs pendant toute la dur\u00e9e du tournoi.<\/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\" >\u201cLe football, c'est d'abord la culture - c'est l\u00e0 que PUMA se montre.\u201d<br><strong>- Dominique Gathier<\/strong><\/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\" >PUMA aborde la Coupe du monde en sachant que le football se d\u00e9roule souvent au-del\u00e0 des attentes et des hi\u00e9rarchies \u00e9tablies. <em>Volez la vedette<\/em> se penche sur les moments et les personnes qui ne sont pas motiv\u00e9s par le bruit, mais par l'\u00e9motion et la pr\u00e9sence, en particulier dans des situations qui sortent du cadre habituel des favoris et des pr\u00e9dictions.<br><br>\u201cAvant que le football ne devienne un spectacle mondial, il s'agit d'une culture locale\u201d, explique-t-il. \u201cC'est l\u00e0 que PUMA intervient. C'est un principe qui guide la fa\u00e7on dont la marque s'engage dans le jeu au-del\u00e0 du stade.<br><br>\u201cNotre ambition est de renforcer la pr\u00e9sence mondiale de PUMA pendant la Coupe du monde en proposant des activit\u00e9s culturellement pertinentes, en \u00e9levant nos \u00e9quipes nationales et nos joueurs internationaux, et en mettant en valeur notre innovation et notre h\u00e9ritage footballistique dans le monde entier \u201d, explique Dominique. Pour lui, le tournoi est une occasion rare de se connecter avec les fans \u00e0 un niveau \u00e9motionnel.<br><br>Dominique estime que ce qui permet \u00e0 PUMA de se distinguer, c'est sa longue relation avec le football lui-m\u00eame. \u201cDe Pel\u00e9 et Eus\u00e9bio \u00e0 Maradona, Johan Cruyff et Lothar Matth\u00e4us, PUMA a toujours fait partie des moments les plus embl\u00e9matiques du football \u201d, explique-t-il. Cet h\u00e9ritage se perp\u00e9tue aujourd'hui \u00e0 travers des athl\u00e8tes qui fa\u00e7onnent le jeu \u00e0 leur mani\u00e8re.<\/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\" >\u201cNous sommes pr\u00eats \u00e0 voler la vedette.\u201d<br><strong>- Dominique Gathier<\/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: 0.66581306017926  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Puma_Beyond-the-score_-Q1_124.webp'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >En ce qui concerne les kits, Dominique \u00e9voque le Portugal. En tant que vainqueur en titre de la Ligue des Nations et l'un des co-favoris, il dit qu'il aimerait les voir progresser jusqu'au bout du tournoi. En ce qui concerne les joueurs, son attention se porte sur trois noms qui refl\u00e8tent diff\u00e9rents chapitres du jeu. Christian Pulisic, capitaine du pays h\u00f4te, repr\u00e9sente l'exp\u00e9rience, le leadership et la responsabilit\u00e9 ; l'attaquant allemand Kai Havertz et le milieu offensif anglais Morgan Rogers repr\u00e9sentent une nouvelle g\u00e9n\u00e9ration de joueurs qui fa\u00e7onnent le football moderne ; et, bien s\u00fbr, il y a la superstar mondiale Neymar Jr, qui revient une fois de plus sur la sc\u00e8ne mondiale. Interrog\u00e9 sur la finale de ses r\u00eaves, Dominique ajoute avec un sourire : \u201cJe suis fran\u00e7ais, alors bien s\u00fbr ce serait le Portugal contre la France\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\" >L'engagement de PUMA en faveur de la performance sportive est \u00e0 la base de tout. La marque \u00e9quipe ses f\u00e9d\u00e9rations et ses joueurs avec des produits con\u00e7us pour les aider \u00e0 concourir au plus haut niveau. Les chaussures de football FUTURE, ULTRA et KING, qui font toutes partie du nouveau pack SHOWTIME avec un nouveau coloris unique, sont au c\u0153ur de cet engagement.<\/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_intro\" >\u201c\u00c0 l'approche de la Coupe du monde, l'objectif est clair : nous sommes pr\u00eats \u00e0 voler la vedette\u201d, conclut Dominique.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominique Gathier, vice-pr\u00e9sident Teamsport de PUMA, nous parle de la Coupe du monde 2026 comme d'un moment cl\u00e9 o\u00f9 la performance, la culture et l'\u00e9motion s'unissent pour que la marque s'affiche sur la plus grande sc\u00e8ne du football.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":188633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":2701,"meta-headline":"Show up when the world is watching&nbsp;","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-188632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":188632,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2026-05-27 07:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2026-05-27 05:00:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":188633,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Puma_Beyond-the-score_-Q1_116.webp\"},\"headline\":\"Show up when the world is watching\\u0026nbsp;\",\"content\":\"How Dominique Gathier, PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s VP Teamsport, views football, performance and World Cup as a milestone moment\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"style\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"PUMA will head into this year\\u0026rsquo;s World Cup as the supplier of 11 teams, the most since 2006. 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For him, the tournament is a rare opportunity to connect with fans on an emotional level.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;What allows PUMA to stand out, Dominique believes, is its long relationship with football itself. \\u0026ldquo;From Pel\\u0026eacute; and Eus\\u0026eacute;bio to Maradona, Johan Cruyff and Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us, PUMA has always been part of football\\u0026rsquo;s most iconic moments,\\u0026rdquo; he says. That heritage continues today through athletes who shape the game in their own way.\",\"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\":\"\\u0026ldquo;We are ready to steal the show.\\u0026rdquo;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;- Dominique Gathier\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"quote\",\"className\":\"\",\"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\":\"When it comes to kits, Dominique mentions Portugal. 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