{"id":51727,"date":"2013-08-09T14:22:47","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T18:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballfashion.org\/wordpress\/?p=51727"},"modified":"2013-08-11T15:04:28","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T19:04:28","slug":"puma-launches-the-puma-football-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballfashion.org\/wordpress\/2013\/08\/09\/puma-launches-the-puma-football-club\/","title":{"rendered":"PUMA Launches The PUMA Football Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Herzogenaurach, Germany (8<sup>th<\/sup> August 2013) \u2013 <\/b>Ahead of the 2013\/14 football season, PUMA launched a new virtual football community, the \u2018PUMA Football Club\u2019.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On the new platform <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pumafootballclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.pumafootballclub.com<\/a>, PUMA invites football fans worldwide to complete fun and unique challenges, win exclusive prizes and get closer than ever before to their favourite football stars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3702\/9474668014_b3521378af_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"PUMA Launches PUMA Football Club\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3702\/9474668014_06695ab25a.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featuring PUMA\u2019s star players and proud \u2018club members\u2019 Cesc F\u00e0bregas, Sergio Ag\u00fcero, Marco Reus, Gianluigi Buffon amongst others, the new community engages fans with more access to their footballing heroes. \u00a0Star challenges presented by the legendary Thierry Henry will encourage fans to propose creative suggestions for players to incorporate on the pitch and in their life.\u00a0 The most innovative ideas will be rewarded with mindblowing money can\u2019t buy prizes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7338\/9474668104_77220dc3e7_b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"PUMA Launches PUMA Football Club\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7338\/9474668104_77220dc3e7_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"249\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fans get to show off their skills and creativity on the pitch and ultimately connect \u2018from member to member\u2019 with PUMA players.\u00a0 From signed boots to being re-tweeted by international players, community members regularly get the opportunity to get closer to the game, as well as winning product discounts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7346\/9474668066_6cf2143475_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"PUMA Launches PUMA Football Club\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7346\/9474668066_cfdd9de9d7.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thierry Henry commented, \u201cAs a professional footballer, it is always satisfying to engage with passionate fans, so this new community is a great way to build relationships with fans in a deeper and meaningful way. \u00a0Rather than just signing autographs, fans and players here actually get to connect more closely and speak one global language, the language of football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7331\/9471881193_d29e9d4a16_b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"PUMA Launches PUMA Football Club\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7331\/9471881193_d29e9d4a16_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the challenges, prizes and player access, the new platform gives football fans the chance to experience the latest PUMA products and be the first to find out about boot and kit introductions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5346\/9474667978_dd79a5a424_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"PUMA Launches PUMA Football Club\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5346\/9474667978_9e51568c43.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rQTQpEkLTgo?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a 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