A multi-layer liquid absorbing and retaining textile assembly (100, 200, 300), the textile assembly comprising: a first layer (110, 210, 310) made of or constructed as a pique knitted, one-way wicking material, a second layer (120, 220, 320) that is tricot knitted and is made of or constructed as a microfibre material, and an intermediate layer (130, 230, 330) made of or constructed as a warp knitted spacer fabric having a plurality of sections (130A, 130B, 130C; 230A, 230B, 230C; 330A, 330B, 330C) with at least one of the plurality of sections (130A, 230A, 330A) being proximal to the first layer and at least another one of the plurality of sections (130B, 230B, 330B) being proximal to the second layer, the intermediate layer (130, 230, 330) being positioned between the first layer (110, 210, 310) and the second layer (120, 220, 320) and is adapted to interconnect the first layer and the second layer, the first layer being adapted to transfer liquid from a first side of the textile assembly (100, 200, 300) to the intermediate layer (130, 230, 330), the intermediate layer is adapted to receive the liquid from the first layer (110, 210, 310) and the second layer (120, 220, 320) is adapted to retain the liquid at or proximal to a second side of the textile assembly (100, 200, 300) that is oppositely facing to the first side, wherein the plurality of sections comprise at least three sections that are a first section, a second section and a middle section with the middle section (130C, 230C, 330C) interconnecting the first (130A, 230A, 330A) and second (130B, 230B, 330B) sections, the first section (130A, 230A, 330A) being proximal to the first layer (110, 210, 310) and the second section (130B, 230B, 330B) being proximal to the second layer (120, 220, 320), wherein the knitting density of the first, second and middle sections are high to low in the following order: ii. the second section (130B, 230B, 330B), ii. the first section (130A, 230A, 330A), iii. the middle section (130C, 230C, 330C), wherein the first section (130A, 230A, 330A) is warp knitted to form a plurality of pores to receive the liquid from the first layer, wherein the middle section (130C, 230C, 330C) is warp knitted to form a substantially vertically oriented fibres, and wherein the second section (130B, 230B, 330B) is warp knitted to form a plurality of pores to receive the liquid from the middle section, wherein pores of the second section are smaller in size than the pores of the first section. a first layer (110, 210, 310) made of or constructed as a pique knitted, one-way wicking material, a second layer (120, 220, 320) that is tricot knitted and is made of or constructed as a microfibre material, and an intermediate layer (130, 230, 330) made of or constructed as a warp knitted spacer fabric having a plurality of sections (130A, 130B, 130C; 230A, 230B, 230C; 330A, 330B, 330C) with at least one of the plurality of sections (130A, 230A, 330A) being proximal to the first layer and at least another one of the plurality of sections (130B, 230B, 330B) being proximal to the second layer, the intermediate layer (130, 230, 330) being positioned between the first layer (110, 210, 310) and the second layer (120, 220, 320) and is adapted to interconnect the first layer and the second layer, the first layer being adapted to transfer liquid from a first side of the textile assembly (100, 200, 300) to the intermediate layer (130, 230, 330), the intermediate layer is adapted to receive the liquid from the first layer (110, 210, 310) and the second layer (120, 220, 320) is adapted to retain the liquid at or proximal to a second side of the textile assembly (100, 200, 300) that is oppositely facing to the first side, wherein the plurality of sections comprise at least three sections that are a first section, a second section and a middle section with the middle section (130C, 230C, 330C) interconnecting the first (130A, 230A, 330A) and second (130B, 230B, 330B) sections, the first section (130A, 230A, 330A) being proximal to the first layer (110, 210, 310) and the second section (130B, 230B, 330B) being proximal to the second layer (120, 220, 320), wherein the knitting density of the first, second and middle sections are high to low in the following order: ii. the second section (130B, 230B, 330B), ii. the first section (130A, 230A, 330A), iii. the middle section (130C, 230C, 330C), ii. the second section (130B, 230B, 330B), ii. the first section (130A, 230A, 330A), iii. the middle section (130C, 230C, 330C), wherein the first section (130A, 230A, 330A) is warp knitted to form a plurality of pores to receive the liquid from the first layer, wherein the middle section (130C, 230C, 330C) is warp knitted to form a substantially vertically oriented fibres, and wherein the second section (130B, 230B, 330B) is warp knitted to form a plurality of pores to receive the liquid from the middle section, wherein pores of the second section are smaller in size than the pores of the first section.