Team Vitality salutes its roots with a stunning 2024 jersey inspired by France

Team Vitality marks one of the busiest summers for traditional sports and esports – including the Paris Olympics, Euro 2024 in Germany and the inaugural Esports World Cup (EWC) in Saudi Arabia – by flying its national flag across a new third. Jersey.

The Vitality Paris 2024 jersey, part of the organization’s Paris collection and new ‘Veni, Vidi, Vitality’ campaign which celebrates the team’s French origins, was designed in collaboration with the Danish football manufacturer Hummel equipment, with which he signed a three-year sportswear contract in 2023.

Team Vitality may have wanted to rely on obvious Olympic themes, but it avoided a possible run-in with the IOC, a notorious defender of copyright, by using the colors of the French flag, with the classic Hummel chevron On the chest. It’s a big change from its usual yellow and black color scheme, aligning more with the kits of the French national football and rugby team.

Vitality said its design decisions were also underpinned by its upcoming participation in the inaugural Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia next month, and has selected its new stars, who will fly to Riyadh this summer, to show off their latest look.

Recent Additions Jeon “Jeondding” Sang-hyun, a South Korean Tekken 8 player signed in April, was joined by an Indonesian Mobile Legends: Bang Bang the roving Vivi “Vivian” Indrawaty, whose team Bigetron Era was recruited in May. Both men were joined by their hometown CS2 the hero Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 2021 Europe – Sports & Games.

The inclusion of these young athletes might be appropriate for another reason. Team Vitality’s most recently created lists, which also include StarCraft II, Street Fighter 6And Rennsport talent – ​​may have been partly funded by the EWC’s Club Support Scheme, according to reports from James Fudge at The esports insider.

Team Vitality, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2023 with massive wins at IEM Rio, Gamers8, the BLAST Paris Major, the BLAST Fall Finals and the BLAST Premier World Final, was named Organization of the Year at the 2023 Esports Awards. Last month, the French group of Team Vitality Rocket League Athlete Alexis “zen” Bernier has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 2024, joining Herbaut and Vitality co-founder and president Fabien “Neo” Devide on the annual list.

The Vitality Paris jersey is now available on the team’s website for €79.99 ($87), with a luxury boxed edition including a scarf, bracelets and stickers priced at €99.99 ($109).