Barcelona soccer team recently met with Nike to complain about their Dri-FIT shirts. The shirts are supposed to wick away moisture (sweat) to help keep the players cool and dry. The problem is that the shirts are absorbing so much moisture, they are actually weighing down the players. One source actually said the shirts weigh nearly double by halftime.Nike Dri-FIT is “a high-performance, microfiber, polyester fabric that wicks sweat away from the body and moves it to the fabric surface, where it [supposedly] evaporates.” These shirts are not available to be purchased by the public and are only worn by Nike sponsored teams.
Nike said they are "working to find a solution to the problem with the shirts along with the club.'' They hope to have a solution for Barcelona within a few weeks. No other teams have complained yet, but tennis player Rafael Nadal had a similar issue this year at the Australian Open. Ref. undershirtguy.com, si.com Pic. Ref soccergolazo.com
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