Nike have announced a new partnership with AS Monaco for the 2014/15 season onwards. Alongside the announcement Falcao and his teammates turned out at the iconic La Turbie training center to unveil the new home kit.
In 1960-61, AS Monaco sported their famous red-and-white diagonal design for the first time, the same season the club won their first French championship. In recent years, the shirt evolved to have one white sleeve and one red sleeve to mirror the diagonal halves on the shirt’s body. However, the first design from 1960 had two white sleeves and the new kit will return to this.
The shirt has a red polo neck collar, and boasts a modern new club crest to symbolize an exciting new era for AS Monaco. While this new crest retains the red and white stripes from the Monaco flag and is topped with a crown to represent their proud status as a constitutional monarchy, the emblem now has a sharper design with a vibrant and brighter gold border.
The club’s initials of ASM have been replaced with AS Monaco FC to boldly state their identity in a new era for the club. Finishing off the kit are white shorts and socks that are white with a red band at the top and a wide red stripe of chevrons on the back.
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