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Euro 2016 Tattoo Inspired Crests by Joseph Panto

As Euro 2016 creeps ever closer, the excitement is starting to simmer. With our pile of swaps becoming stacked higher by the day, there's a wealth of border crossing football just around the bend. Celebrating a combined support for Italy and the wonder that is tattoo art, designer Joseph Panto reimagined the crests from Group E in a pretty marvellous fashion.

Design Residence

Residence #20 | 'The Den' Millwall

While Millwall go in search of a return to the Championship, we stepped inside 'The Den' to capture a stadium that has endured just about every angle of football. Highs and lows and so much more, this stadium is a place held in high regard with the Millwall faithful.

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Besiktas Celebrations by Şener Yılmaz Aslan

While the end of the season may leave you craving a feast of football after a mere five minutes after that final whistle, fear not - the celebrations are just around the corner. A fine example is the all encompassing work of Şener Yılmaz Aslan, who captured the scenes outside the Vodafone Arena as Besiktas sealed the deal on the Toto Super League.

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Residence #19 | 'Signal Iduna Park' Westfalenstadion Borussia Dortmund

The Westfalenstadion is perhaps one of the greatest examples of the awe a stadium can produce. A megastructure of mechanical beauty, this home of football is overpowering on the senses and a monument dedicated to the yellow and black of Borussia Dortmund.

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PSV Walk of Fame by Maarten Claassen

Celebrating heroics from the history books of PSV Endhoven, designer Maarten Claasssen has curated a mural with the help of the club, spanning beautiful moments from days gone by.

Design Photography

The Last Game at the Boelyn Ground by Elliott Wilcox

Leaving behind a legacy of over one hundred years of memories, photographer Elliott Wilcox headed down to capture the energy from West Ham United's final ever game at the Boelyn ground.

Design Art and Illustration

Le Ballon x Eldejo One-Off Shirt

Another gem from the free-thinking collaborative game, Le Ballon and Jason Lee, (AKA ELDEJO) have created this one-off shirt, inspired by Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'. A movie of mega-cultural-influencing-scale, this takes cult classic style and mixes it with contemporary football shirt design.

Design Art and Illustration

Leicester's Heroes by Rich Hinchcliffe and Martin Laksman

A series of animations designed by Martin Laksman and brought into motion by Rich Hinchcliffe, these illustrations, created for ESPN, bring out the best of the 2015/16 Premier League winners, Leicester City.

Design Art and Illustration

Richard Wilson Claudio Ranieri Mural

Washing a Leicester wall with a mural of one Claudio Ranieri, artist Richard Wilson has added extra celebration to the streets. An iconic portrait that captures the emotion of Leicester's emphatic title win, the progression is a masterpiece as much as the finished piece.

Design Residence

Residence #18 | 'The Vitality Stadium' AFC Bournemouth

Twelve months ago, the euphoric fairy tale that was being captured by the world's media was dedicated to the South Coast and AFC Bournemouth. A club that captured the imagination on the hunt for Premier League football, our latest 'Residence' comes from 'The Vitality Stadium' ― a home for top flight football.

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Dan Leydon x Manchester City | Comic Book Gifs

Celebrating the club's first ever flutter in the Champions League semi-final, Dan Leydon was enlisted by Manchester City to create a series of comic book-inspired gifs that capture their journey into the last four.

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Residence #17 | 'StubHub Center' LA Galaxy

Few stadiums have the glory of being able to bask in the sunshine amid palm trees and the blazing sun. Winning on the West Coast, our latest 'Residence' instalment as we search through the beautiful world of football stadiums is that of LA Galaxy. 'The StubHub Center' has welcomed in star after star and brings a sense of style to proceedings like nothing else.

Design Art and Illustration

The Vodafone Arena Countdown Illustrations

The new home to Turkish giants Besiktas, The Vodafone Arena will provide a an inviting new jewel of football into the heart of the Istanbul Landscape. In counting down the days until its opening, Tribal Worldwide Istanbul were enlisted to help provide an illustrated aesthetic.

Design Art and Illustration

Football Type | 'Hampden Display' by D8

In bringing two worlds together and embracing the creative side of the game, the Scottish FA have worked with Glasgow based design agency D8 to create a new typeface that will run throughout all forms of communication in support of the Men's National Team.

Design Art and Illustration

Pantofola d'Oro Emidio Vitello Illustrated by Steph Morris

With the ability to mastermind the finer details of football with pencil in hand, these illustrations of the Pantofola d'Oro Emidio Vitello illustrated by Steph Morris elevate the cultured game to incredible places of intricacy.

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Residence #16 | 'Loftus Road' QPR

The next stop on our 'Residence' road saw us hop off in Shepherd's Bush, West London, to take a nosey around Loftus Road, the home of Queen's Park Rangers. Charmingly compact, Loftus Road is that intimate gig of footballing gold.

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