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Liverpool's Nike Deal Could Impact Club's Pre-Season Plans

Liverpool’s new kit deal with Nike could potentially see them forced into having to travel further than they initially planned as part of their pre-season preparations ahead of the 2020/21 season. The Reds had reportedly been eyeing up some European friendlies, however they may once again have to head Stateside or even to Asia with Nike looking to capitalise on support for their latest elite club.

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10 Things You Might Have Missed This Week – 07/02/2020

Another week of weirdness, captured perfectly by a Newcastle fan’s over exuberant, helicopter-inspired celebrations in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Oxford. At least he didn’t have his phone in his hand though, unlike a certain Oxford fan. Although the Lazio Ultras showed what can be done with a phone in your hand at a football match. All of that and more make up 10 things you might have missed from the world of football this week. Let’s get started…

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Nike Are Ditching Template Football Jersey Designs

Nike Senior Director of Global Communications Heidi Burgett recently confirmed that Nike will be “ditching the templates” for the 2020/21 season, before further elaborating on the fact that each team’s look “will be its own".

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15 Of The Most Iconic On-Pitch Kit Trends

Footballers crave for individuality. Throughout the years players across the game have found ways of making a uniform unique, utilising various on-pitch trends with regards to their kits to make them stand out. These Iconic on-pitch trends often have the ability to define an era, offering creative players a way to showcase their often flamboyant personalities. Created by icons, replicated by the masses on grassroots pitches worldwide, here we pick out 15 of the most recognisable looks.

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RB Leipzig Set To Become Nike's 10th Elite Team

As a testament to the rapid progress the club has made over the last few seasons, RB Leipzig are set to take a position amongst the Swoosh’s select as they become Nike’s tenth elite team alongside Atletico, Barcelona, Chelsea, Galatasaray, Inter, Liverpool, PSG, Roma and Tottenham for the 2020/21 season.

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adidas Launch 'Rent-A-Pred' Hotline For London Teams In Need Of An Extra Player

In what has to be the smartest marketing gimmick you’ve seen this decade, adidas will be helping teams across London to solve the eternal problem of unreliable teammates by providing some of London’s best Predator players to those in need. Rent-A-Pred is a hotline where teams in need can acquire a ‘ringer’, complete with Predator 20+ Mutator to complete a totally ‘unfair advantage’.

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Daily Paper Host Special Football Tournament In Ghana

Amsterdam-based fashion label Daily Paper have their roots firmly fixed in African culture, and as a continuation of the work they do in their homeland, they headed back to Accra, Ghana, to host a special football tournament at the football facility that they helped build back in 2017.

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10 Things You Might Have Missed This Week – 31/01/2020

Take a break from all the recycled and repeated non-excitement of Deadline day and check out 10 things that you might have missed from the often-weird-but-always-wonderful world of football this week, including the antics of the man responsible for putting a spoke in the World Champions' wheel, and Billy Sharp’s welcome for the latest Blade. Ready? Let’s go…

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The Hottest Drops of the Month: January 2020

Drawing a close to the first month of the new year and also the first month of the new decade, we round up the hottest drops that have got us through January. And what a month it’s been – brands came out with all guns blazing, launching new on-pitch packs, next-generation silos, and fresh clothing collections. Between it all, here's what's caught our attention...

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Eric Cantona Stars in Liam Gallagher's Latest Music Video

It's the bromance you didn't know you needed and now it's developed into something special. Manchester United legend Eric Cantona stars in Liam Gallagher's new music video for his latest track 'Once'. The former Oasis frontman has roped in his new pal for a video that sees a link up of two of the biggest personalities on the planet.

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Ronaldo Becomes The First Person To Break 200m Followers On Instagram

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person to break 200 million followers on Instagram, with only the social media platform’s account itself having more. Ronaldo finds himself on top of the list of people with the most followers, ahead of Ariana Grande and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the next two positions.

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Upcoming CR7 x Italia Independent Eyewear Collection Announced

Ever a fan of the odd pair of sunglasses here and there, Cristiano Ronaldo has announced the latest partnership for his CR7 brand, and it’s with eyewear specialists, Italia Independent in what is set to be a five year deal. The upcoming collection is due to be fully unveiled at Mido in Milan at the end of February.

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adidas Unveil Two New Innovations To Tackle Plastic Waste

Well aware of the issues that face the world from plastic waste, adidas have progressed their plans to become fully carbon neutral by 2050, introducing PRIMEBLUE and PRIMEGREEN, two new sustainable technologies that contain 100% recycled polyester.

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Pogba & Gnabry Feature In adidas's ‘Change Is A Team Sport’ Campaign

Celebrating 50 years of the iconic Superstar sneaker, adidas Originals partnered with Hollywood actor and director Jonah Hill to launch the ‘Change Is a Team Sport’ campaign, which honours five decades of culture makers, boundary pushers, and limit breakers, including the likes of Paul Pogba, Serge Gnabry, Ninja, Pharell Williams, Kerwin Frost, Blackpink, and Jenn Soto.

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10 Things You Might Have Missed This Week – 24/01/2020

It’s Friday, and to help the last bit of time tick away before it’s officially the weekend we’ve got 10 things that you might have missed from the world of football this week, including Mbappe and Neymar rewriting the game in France, a novel new approach to player graphics, and the danger/humour of a flag to the groin. Ready? Let's go.

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PSG Link Up With Charlotte Hornets Ahead Of Their NBA Season Opener In Paris

The NBA is hosting its season opener between the Charlotte Hornets and the Milwaukee Bucks at the AccorHotels Arena tonight in what is the first official match in history to be hosted in Paris. And with the event occurring in PSG’s backyard, it naturally led to a crossover between the sports, with several Hornets players hooking up with Neymar, Mbappe and co. to promote the new PSG x Jordan 19/20 fourth kit.

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