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Ocean's XI: Bayern to wear kit made from recycled sea plastic

Bayern Munich will wear a special kit made entirely of recycled plastic recovered from the ocean in Saturday's Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim.

The one-off strip, which was unveiled on Friday, has been manufactured from so-called Ocean Plastic - fibres produced from recycled plastic material collected from coastal areas around the Maldives.

It is hoped that the kit, which Bayern states was produced in an "eco-friendly process," will raise awareness of the Parley for the Oceans campaign - co-founded by the club's primary kit manufacturer, Adidas - that is seeking to end pollution of the world's waters.

"I'm a child of the beaches of Spain, so I'm really happy to wear a shirt entirely made of recycled ocean waste.