{"id":67072,"date":"2025-08-14T08:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T06:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=67072"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:17:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:17:53","slug":"premier-league-kick-off-puma-brings-engineering-precision-to-the-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/premier-league-kick-off-puma-brings-engineering-precision-to-the-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Coup d'envoi de la Premier League : PUMA apporte la pr\u00e9cision de l'ing\u00e9nierie sur le terrain"},"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        Coup d'envoi de la Premier League : PUMA apporte la pr\u00e9cision de l'ing\u00e9nierie sur le terrain\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\/08\/PL-Ball-Header.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; 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%2Fpremier-league-kick-off-puma-brings-engineering-precision-to-the-pitch%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%2Fpremier-league-kick-off-puma-brings-engineering-precision-to-the-pitch%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/premier-league-kick-off-puma-brings-engineering-precision-to-the-pitch\/&#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%2Fpremier-league-kick-off-puma-brings-engineering-precision-to-the-pitch%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Coup d'envoi de la Premier League<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >PUMA apporte la pr\u00e9cision de l'ing\u00e9nierie sur le terrain de jeu<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">14 ao\u00fbt 2025 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Premier League Kick-Off: PUMA Brings Engineering Precision to the Pitch&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Before the first whistle blows at Anfield on August 15, a new chapter in Premier League history will have already begun \\u2013 and it\\u2019s literally lying on the grass. The PUMA Orbita Ultimate PL \\u2013 Brilliance Edition will be used for the first time as the league\\u2019s official match ball. &quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/premier-league-kick-off-puma-brings-engineering-precision-to-the-pitch\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/premier-league-kick-off-puma-brings-engineering-precision-to-the-pitch\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/premier-league-kick-off-puma-brings-engineering-precision-to-the-pitch\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fpremier-league-kick-off-puma-brings-engineering-precision-to-the-pitch%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%2Fpremier-league-kick-off-puma-brings-engineering-precision-to-the-pitch%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\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Avant le premier coup de sifflet \u00e0 Anfield le 15 ao\u00fbt, un nouveau chapitre de l'histoire de la Premier League aura d\u00e9j\u00e0 commenc\u00e9 - et il est litt\u00e9ralement couch\u00e9 sur l'herbe. Le PUMA Orbita Ultimate PL - Brilliance Edition sera utilis\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois en tant que ballon officiel du championnat. Pour les spectateurs, cela peut sembler un moment ordinaire, mais c'est le r\u00e9sultat d'ann\u00e9es de d\u00e9veloppement et d'une \u00e9volution du football qui s'\u00e9tend sur plusieurs d\u00e9cennies.<\/span><\/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_2b\" ><h2>Du cuir \u00e0 la haute technologie<br><\/h2>\u00c0 l'\u00e9poque - c'est-\u00e0-dire jusqu'aux ann\u00e9es 1980 -, les ballons de football avaient un v\u00e9ritable caract\u00e8re : plusieurs couches de cuir cousues \u00e0 la main, souvent avec un lacet visible permettant de les regonfler. Sous la pluie, le mat\u00e9riau s'imbibait d'eau, ce qui rendait le ballon plus lourd, plus dur et plus impr\u00e9visible. Il y a 25 ans, le Guardian a rapport\u00e9 des cas o\u00f9 d'anciens professionnels, dont un joueur du Celtic, ont attribu\u00e9 des l\u00e9sions c\u00e9r\u00e9brales ult\u00e9rieures \u00e0 ces ballons. \u00c0 l'\u00e9poque, le coup de t\u00eate exigeait non seulement de l'habilet\u00e9, mais aussi des muscles du cou dignes d'un halt\u00e9rophile. Et quiconque a d\u00e9j\u00e0 frapp\u00e9 un ballon en cuir gel\u00e9 en hiver sait que m\u00eame les prot\u00e8ge-tibias ne peuvent pas absorber enti\u00e8rement l'impact. La trajectoire du ballon \u00e9tait souvent capricieuse - parfois le ballon flottait dans le coin par hasard, parfois il tombait simplement.<br><br>L'introduction du cuir enduit dans les ann\u00e9es 1980, et plus tard des mat\u00e9riaux synth\u00e9tiques, a \u00e9limin\u00e9 bon nombre de ces bizarreries. Mais de nouveaux d\u00e9fis sont apparus : les surfaces lisses pouvaient faire osciller la balle de mani\u00e8re impr\u00e9visible \u00e0 certaines vitesses. Aujourd'hui, l'objectif est de combiner pr\u00e9cision, contr\u00f4le et durabilit\u00e9 afin que le ballon se comporte de mani\u00e8re identique dans toutes les conditions, que ce soit sous un soleil de plomb, sous une pluie anglaise incessante ou sur un gazon gel\u00e9.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages3 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PL-Ball-Square.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PL-Ball-Square-II.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PL-Ball-Square-I.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\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_2b\" ><h2>Turbulences artificielles<\/h2>Le voyage du ballon ne commence pas sur le terrain, mais dans le laboratoire. Ici, il n'y a pas de but, seulement des millim\u00e8tres et des grammes. Douze panneaux identiques assurent une r\u00e9partition parfaite du poids et des trajectoires de vol stables. Le soudage \u00e0 haute fr\u00e9quence de ces panneaux garantit la conservation de la forme, m\u00eame apr\u00e8s des milliers de frappes. Les coutures profondes et larges ne sont pas l\u00e0 pour faire joli : il s'agit de structures calcul\u00e9es avec pr\u00e9cision qui perturbent l'\u00e9coulement de l'air \u00e0 des endroits pr\u00e9cis. Elles cr\u00e9ent des tourbillons minimaux qui r\u00e9duisent la tra\u00een\u00e9e et maintiennent la balle sur sa trajectoire, en particulier lors des coups avec effet. Ce principe a fait l'objet d'\u00e9tudes scientifiques, notamment \u00e0 l'universit\u00e9 de Sheffield Hallam, ce qui montre \u00e0 quel point l'a\u00e9rodynamisme et le toucher de balle sont \u00e9troitement li\u00e9s aujourd'hui.<br><br>La surface est en polyur\u00e9thane \u00e0 texture 3D. La structure fine assure l'adh\u00e9rence pour le contr\u00f4le de la balle et emp\u00eache le glissement sur sol mouill\u00e9. En m\u00eame temps, elle am\u00e9liore la stabilit\u00e9 en vol et prot\u00e8ge contre l'abrasion. Un syst\u00e8me de valve sp\u00e9cial - la valve PAL (PUMA Air Lock) - permet de maintenir une pression d'air constante, m\u00eame au cours de plusieurs s\u00e9ances d'entra\u00eenement et de matchs. Les lignes n\u00e9on tr\u00e8s contrast\u00e9es de l'Orbita Ultimate PL ne se contentent pas d'attirer l'attention : elles aident les joueurs \u00e0 s'orienter et permettent aux cam\u00e9ras d'arbitrage et aux syst\u00e8mes VAR de suivre avec pr\u00e9cision les effets et la trajectoire du ballon.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PL-Ball-Gallery-Biggest-Goal.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUn ballon de football PUMA g\u00e9ant navigue sur la Tamise \u00e0 Londres \ud83d\udc49\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PL-Ball-PR-Biggest-Goal-Gallery.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPassage par le Tower Bridge pour donner le coup d'envoi de la saison de Premier League !\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\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_2b\" ><h2>Des normes clairement d\u00e9finies<\/h2>Avant que l'Orbita Ultimate PL ne touche le terrain, il doit passer la certification FIFA Quality Pro, le cycle de test le plus exigeant du football professionnel. Les crit\u00e8res de test exacts sont d\u00e9finis dans un manuel de 21 pages de la FIFA. Il ne s'agit pas seulement de valeurs de base comme la circonf\u00e9rence (68,5-69,5 cm), le poids (420-445 g) et la pression de l'air (0,6-1,1 bar). Des proc\u00e9dures normalis\u00e9es v\u00e9rifient si le ballon conserve sa forme apr\u00e8s 2 000 tirs simul\u00e9s contre une plaque d'acier, s'il rebondit uniform\u00e9ment lorsqu'il est l\u00e2ch\u00e9 d'une hauteur de deux m\u00e8tres, s'il n'absorbe pas plus de 10 % de son poids en eau et combien d'air il perd sur une p\u00e9riode de 72 heures. Chacun de ces tests doit \u00eatre r\u00e9ussi avant que le ballon puisse \u00eatre utilis\u00e9 dans un match professionnel.<br><br>Les normes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 renforc\u00e9es \u00e0 la suite de controverses ant\u00e9rieures concernant des trajectoires de vol impr\u00e9visibles, une absorption excessive d'eau ou des rebonds erratiques. Dans le pass\u00e9, lors de tournois internationaux et de matches de championnat, les ballons nouvellement introduits ont fait l'objet de vives critiques, notamment de la part des gardiens de but, qui ont exprim\u00e9 ouvertement leurs inqui\u00e9tudes. Aujourd'hui, chaque mod\u00e8le est test\u00e9 jusqu'\u00e0 ce que de telles surprises soient \u00e9limin\u00e9es.<br><br>Lorsque les joueurs de Liverpool et de Bournemouth utiliseront le nouveau ballon pour la premi\u00e8re fois, ils ne penseront probablement pas \u00e0 la formation de tourbillons, \u00e0 la profondeur des coutures ou \u00e0 la structure de la surface. Mais ils sentiront que le ballon fait exactement ce qu'il est cens\u00e9 faire - \u00e0 chaque passe, \u00e0 chaque centre, \u00e0 chaque tir.<\/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=\"siAsp620 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\/08\/PL-Ball-Gallery.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWider\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 ><h2>Caract\u00e9ristiques techniques - PUMA Orbita Ultimate PL - Brilliance Edition<\/h2><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumns spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Panneaux :<\/strong> 12 panneaux de taille \u00e9gale pour un \u00e9quilibre parfait<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Mat\u00e9riau :<\/strong> Polyur\u00e9thane (PU) textur\u00e9 en 3D pour l'adh\u00e9rence et la r\u00e9sistance \u00e0 l'abrasion<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Construction :<\/strong> Moulage \u00e0 haute fr\u00e9quence pour une \u00e9tanch\u00e9it\u00e9 durable des coutures<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Coutures :<\/strong> Profonde et large - am\u00e9liore l'a\u00e9rodynamisme et la stabilit\u00e9 du vol<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Conception :<\/strong> Design multicolore Brilliance avec lignes de contraste pour une meilleure visibilit\u00e9<\/li><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><strong>Certifi\u00e9 FIFA Quality Pro - test\u00e9 pour :<\/strong><br><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Circonf\u00e9rence :<\/strong> 68-70 cm<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Poids :<\/strong> 410-450 g<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Pression d'air :<\/strong> 0,6-1,1 bar<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Rondeur :<\/strong> \u00e9cart maximal de 1,5 pour cent<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Maintien de la forme :<\/strong> 2 000 simulations de tir contre une plaque d'acier<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Absorption d'eau :<\/strong> 10 % au maximum<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><strong>Perte d'air :<\/strong> maximum 25 % sur 72 heures<\/li><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Narrow;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\/08\/Premier-League-Ball-Collab-Badge.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DNQxoCosWCx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by PUMA Football (@pumafootball)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async type='text\/plain' class='optanon-category-C0004' src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\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 >Plus d'informations sur \u26bd\ufe0f<\/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\/fr\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary\">Sports<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <h4>Un \u00e9cusson. Un maillot. Un chat.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t        Ce fut une petite sensation : Lorsque le Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach est entr\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois sur le terrain avec des maillots PUMA il y a environ 50 ans, c'\u00e9tait le signe visible d'un partenariat - et le d\u00e9but d'une nouvelle \u00e8re dans le football. Sur la poitrine gauche : l'\u00e9cusson du club brod\u00e9. \u00c0 l'int\u00e9rieur : le chat PUMA.\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\/fr\/sports\/puma-x-monchengladbach-celebrating-a-legacy-woven-through-time\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/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\/fr\/sports\/puma-x-monchengladbach-celebrating-a-legacy-woven-through-time\/\" \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\/2025\/08\/Gladbach-1974-Teamphoto.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; 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\/fr\/sports\/rosella-ayane-turned-rejection-into-football-history\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    id=\"66471\"\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\/2025\/07\/Rosella-Go-Wild-Header.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; 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\/fr\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Sports<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>\"Ne laissez jamais dispara\u00eetre l'amour du jeu.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Rosella Ayane, athl\u00e8te de PUMA et star du football marocain, rejoint le Go Wild Podcast pour parler d'identit\u00e9, de pression et de fid\u00e9lit\u00e9 \u00e0 soi-m\u00eame.\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\/fr\/sports\/rosella-ayane-turned-rejection-into-football-history\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/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\/fr\/sports\/how-puma-is-backing-women-to-own-the-pitch-at-the-uefa-womens-euro\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    id=\"66416\"\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\/2025\/07\/PUMA-Backs-Womens-Football-in-UEFA-EURO-Header.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; 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\/fr\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Sports<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>Comment PUMA aide les femmes \u00e0 s'approprier le terrain de jeu<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Alors que l'EURO 2025 f\u00e9minin illumine la Suisse, l'histoire est en marche - et PUMA fait partie de l'histoire depuis le premier jour. Bien avant que les stades ne soient remplis et que les heures de grande \u00e9coute ne se succ\u00e8dent, nous avons cru au pouvoir du football f\u00e9minin. Notre engagement a commenc\u00e9 par la cr\u00e9ation d'une chaussure adapt\u00e9e aux joueuses de football. Aujourd'hui, nous sommes \u00e0 fond dans ce sport et nous le soutenons pleinement cet \u00e9t\u00e9.\n\nVoici comment nous aidons nos athl\u00e8tes \u00e0 donner le meilleur d'elles-m\u00eames, sur le terrain et en dehors !\n\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\/fr\/sports\/how-puma-is-backing-women-to-own-the-pitch-at-the-uefa-womens-euro\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avant le premier coup de sifflet \u00e0 Anfield le 15 ao\u00fbt, un nouveau chapitre de l'histoire de la Premier League aura d\u00e9j\u00e0 commenc\u00e9 - et il est litt\u00e9ralement couch\u00e9 sur l'herbe. Le PUMA Orbita Ultimate PL - Brilliance Edition sera utilis\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois en tant que ballon officiel du championnat. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":67083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":11025,"meta-headline":"It&#039;s Premier League Kick-Off","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-67072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":67072,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2025-08-14 08:41:12","post_date_gmt":"2025-08-14 06:41:12","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":67083},\"headline\":\"It\\u0026#039;s Premier League Kick-Off\",\"content\":\"PUMA Brings Engineering Precision to the Pitch\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;span class=\\u0026quot;textStyle_intro\\u0026quot;\\u0026gt;Before the first whistle blows at Anfield on August 15, a new chapter in Premier League history will have already begun \\u0026ndash; and it\\u0026rsquo;s literally lying on the grass. 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