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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PHILIPS - In this image released on Thursday, Aug 13, 2015, FC Bayern Munich kick off the new season with a colorful display both on and off the pitch as the Allianz Arena gets a facelift with cutting-edge LED technology from Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting. It's distinctive inflatable outer membrane can now be lit with a palette of 16 million different colors as opposed to the previous red, white and blue. More than 300,00 LEDs, were fitted which would cover 7,5 km if strung together and have a life-span of 80,00 hours-the equivalent of 53,000 league matches which in turn save 60% less electricity and cut CO2 emissions by approximately 362 tons per year. Fans will be treated to the spectacle at the team's season opener against Hamburger SV. Images and press release available at http://www.apassignments.com/multimedia-newsroom#fc-bayern-munich-make-glowing-start-to-season. (Christoph Mukherjee/AP Images for Philips)