Neither Puma nor Nike: 2 options for Barcelona kits next season

Shockingly, Barcelona is about to decide to end its partnership with Nike and start making its own kits next season. The alliance between Barcelona and Nike has always been strong, and the two have been working together since 1998. But this year, disagreements have arisen between the two parties. Thus, Barca are reportedly unhappy with […]

The partnership between Barcelona and Nike dates back many years. Nevertheless, Puma may be the one to sever that relationship shortly. While working together, Barcelona and Nike have achieved great success over the last quarter of a century. The Blaugrana stand to earn around $115 million per year from the arrangement until 2028. Potential factors […]

After 25 years of collaboration, Nike and the Premier League have decided to end their partnership. Production of official Premier League footballs will now move to Puma. Since the 2000-01 season, American sportswear company Nike has produced the official ball. The 2023-24 season will celebrate 24 years of Nike's trademark design. The current deal between […]

Nike has announced that they will stop using kangaroo leather by the end of 2023. The sportswear company confirmed that their famous Tiempo line of soccer cleats will no longer be made with kangaroo leather. Instead, the shoes will utilize a synthetic material. In an official statement by Nike to ESPN, the company claimed that […]

Earlier in the week, Arsenal finally officially announced that they are partnering with Adidas following the completion of the current campaign. The five-year deal with the German sportswear manufacturer is reportedly worth £300 million ($391 million), which would be the third largest annual kit contract in world football (only behind Barcelona and Manchester United). The […]

Berlin (AFP) – German sportswear maker Puma Monday blamed a manufacturing flaw after several Swiss players had their jerseys torn in their Euro 2016 match with France a day earlier. Its investigation had found that "there was a faulty batch of material in which the yarn was damaged during production," the company said in a […]

Herzogenaurach (Germany) (AFP) – Helmut Fischer will not be cheering for Germany during the European Championship finals. He comes from the Bavarian town of Herzogenaurach where sport is a family affair that gets bitter and personal. Fischer, 67, said he has always hated the jerseys worn by Die Mannschaft, which are made by Adidas. "I […]

New photos of Arsenal's home shirt for the 2014/15 season have been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by Puma, Arsenal's shirt for next season is a classic but modern rendering of the famous red and white shirt of Arsenal Football Club. Read: Arsenal's away shirt for the 2014/15 season: Leaked photo. Earlier this […]

Photos of Slovakia’s home and away shirts for 2014 have been leaked on the Internet. While Slovakia did not qualify for FIFA World Cup 2014, the national team will have a new set of home and away shirts for 2014 designed by Puma. Unfortunately, the design by Puma is another cookie-cutter design using one of […]