SP Fútbol presents its new Heat Map CHR Christmas collection, featuring a colour change for all the Spanish brand’s gloves, with no changes to the technology.
16 December 2021
- Written by David del Río
If there’s one thing that’s synonymous with Christmas in Spain – apart from the cold, the lights and the traditional polvorones – it’s the SP Fútbol CHR collection. As is the case every year at this time, Fútbol Emotion’s own brand presents a new design for all SP Fútbol goalkeeper gloves, each one drawing on the same inspiration yet completely distinct from the others.
Once again, just as in his previous collection, the inspiration comes from the heat maps of footballers on the pitch – a trend that is very much in vogue in modern football. But bear in mind that just because the inspiration is the same doesn’t mean the gloves look like those from the previous collection; although there are no technological changes, they all feature a new colour scheme that makes them unique and ensures they bear no resemblance whatsoever to their predecessors.
We’ll start by talking about the SP Atlas goalkeeper gloves, the latest addition to the SP Fútbol family. As you know, Atlas has only been around for a few months, but the reception it has received has been spectacular. Just a few days after their launch, all stock of the new SP Fútbol goalkeeper gloves sold out, something for which we are grateful and which we celebrate, as after all the hours invested by the SP Fútbol team in creating this glove, such a reception makes all that work worthwhile.
For this collection, Atlas switches from black to white – a drastic change for a model that seems to suit everything. But as you know, the Atlas range comprises four gloves: Elite, Air, Strong and Aqualove, each with its own functional and aesthetic variations. For the Elite, SP Fútbol has decided to emphasise blue, which, alongside the white on the back, is used to colour the Brathprene section – a flexible, elastic material that covers the wrist. This is in the same shade as the lines decorating the back of the glove, making for a perfect colour combination.
Now, moving on from Atlas to discuss the SP Fútbol Valor 99 goalkeeper gloves, the Spanish brand’s classic model. Valor underwent a generational update in the previous collection, addressing the weaknesses that our goalkeepers felt it had. One such change was the introduction of latex reinforcements on certain fingers, wrapping them almost completely; whilst this certainly improved the glove’s functionality, it could lead to excessive similarity among all future Valor 99 models.
But that hasn’t been the case at all. In this collection, the SP Fútbol Valor goalkeeper gloves are clad in black and yellow, with light and shadow interplaying in a colour scheme that perfectly captures the essence of this model. The white lines on the back, alongside the brand logo and the latex on the fingers, are the finishing touch to the work of art that SP Fútbol has created with the Valor 99 from the new Heat Map CHR collection.
We continue with the new Heat Map CHR collection, and our next stop is the SP Fútbol Earhart goalkeeper gloves, the model designed for women. SP Fútbol’s influence in the world of women’s football is such that no other brand kits more goalkeepers than the Spanish firm, and this is no coincidence. Earhart is a glove adapted to women’s anatomical needs, and modified by our female goalkeepers to create the perfect glove for a woman’s hand.
This time, the SP Fútbol Earhart goalkeeper gloves are entirely red – a striking, bold colour that will be seen on almost every pair of gloves in the Primera Iberdrola. The Heat Map design, a common feature across all the gloves in this collection, appears in white, matching the brand logo and the Qblock latex covering the thumb.
If there’s one standout design in this collection, it’s undoubtedly the SP Fútbol Pantera Fobos goalkeeper gloves. This is one of the favourite models among SP glove users, and not just among amateurs, as more and more professional goalkeepers are asking to use this glove. Pantera Fobos delivers on its promise: classic in concept, yet updated for the modern era. A sturdy, comfortable goalkeeper’s glove that would make anyone feel confident between the posts.
When it comes to design, these new Pantera Fobos goalkeeper gloves are sure to turn heads. The Spanish brand has used blue as the base colour – a shade that is already vibrant and eye-catching in its own right. But as if that weren’t enough, they’ve incorporated a fluorescent green as an accent colour, breaking away from the serious and formal look to give these goalkeeper gloves a distinctive edge. This same green is also carried over to the palm, giving the latex an aesthetic finish that in no way affects its functionality.
Finally, we’ll round off with the SP Fútbol No Goal Zero goalkeeper gloves, the brand’s lightest and most minimalist gloves. One thing SP Fútbol has always made clear is that they’re not ones for half-measures. If the market demanded a seamless glove, they had to take it to the extreme, and that’s exactly what they did with No Goal Zero. A one-piece glove where the concept of ‘minimalism’ is taken to its absolute limit, thereby delivering exactly what users of this type of glove really want.
But making them functional wasn’t enough for them; they also had to look good, and to achieve this they’ve chosen a wonderful sky-blue colour, which looks lovely in photos – just imagine how it’ll look on you. To complement this colour, SP has decided that orange is the perfect match, using it to colour the back and the gussets – a distinctive feature of this goalkeeper glove design.
We know what you’re thinking, but don’t worry, we’ll explain. The Aqualove models won’t be changing in this collection. SP Fútbol remains committed to making all its gloves for wet weather completely blue, so in this collection we’ll still have the same Aqualove version across all its ranges as in the previous collection.
That’s all there is to say about SP Fútbol’s new Heat Map CHR collection. With colours, designs and styles to suit all tastes, it’s now available at Fútbol Emotion.
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