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We Partied Hard When Our 'On A Plate' Creative Soccer Culture Tour Returned To Miami

To kick off the 2024 Copa América final weekend, 500 people turned up to our Argentine barbecue, pop-up barber shop, and block party at the adidas Fútbol Society pop-up.

Events

The adidas x SoccerBible Euro 2024 Semi-Final Watch Party Champions Creative Soccer Culture

We asked five local creatives to style adidas football national jerseys to create an inspirational street style photo series to backdrop our adidas Originals flagship showcase in Berlin.

Performance Football Apparel

Look Back At All 10 Venezia x Kappa Kits

Three years and ten kits later and the fairytale that has been Venezia x Kappa looks as though it’s coming to an end. So what better time to take a beat and appreciate all the kit goodness that the partnership has laid upon us.

Events

Customising adidas Football Boots With JW Customs

At the Home of adidas Football during Euro 2024, Jakob Werner, aka JW Customs, led an exclusive workshop where attendees could adorn modified adidas Predator, Copa & F50 football boots to taste.

Features

How Terrace Culture Is Taking Hold In NYC

Following our 'On A Plate' Creative Soccer Culture Tour in New York, Tosin Makinde explores how styling football jerseys and other rituals signal terrace culture’s presence in the city, with insights from Scenes NY’s Lucas Capozzi-Shanks and other early adopters.

News

Trinity Rodman Pulled Up To Our 'On A Plate' Creative Soccer Culture Tour In New York

On our third stop, we took over the adidas Fútbol Society pop-up in Brooklyn with an expert panel discussion, a delicious dinner, and more to celebrate Copa América in the Big Apple.

Events

Taking You Inside The Recent adidas F50 Launch Event

Welcoming back the F50, adidas recently held an exclusive two-day event, which took place in Protein Studios, Shoreditch, followed by a play test at the Emirates Stadium. The event featured an in-depth presentation featuring legends Alessandro Del Piero, Djibril Cisse and Zinedine Zidane, customisation and fitting stations, as well as samples from the Three Stripes’ extensive archive.

Design Books and Magazines

In Review: adidas SPZL DECADE Book

As part of the brand’s 10 year anniversary celebrations and to coincide with the DECADE event, adidas Spezial produced a commemorative book, looking back on all the footwear releases since 2014, and we’ve gone cover to cover to give you an insight into it.

Cavan Sullivan – A Name You'll Want To Remember

This week, Cavan Sullivan made MLS history by making his debut for Philadelphia Union aged just 14 years and 293 days. When he turns 18, he’s off to Manchester City. Here, we touch base with the young American to get his take on the course he’s setting.

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Interviews

The Crew Behind ‘The Berlin Edition’ Exhibition Aim To Enlighten Us

Euro 2024 was the hook, using immersive digital storytelling, amazing photography, and compelling essays curated by The Culture Division, Gegenpresse, and Fußball-Woche as bait, to reel us into Berlin’s radical football culture.

Interviews

Henry Rodriguez’s Hair Painting At Our Miami ‘On A Plate’ Party Is Fire

The buzzy barber, aka @papiblendzz, opens up about his signature flames style, growing up surrounded by football, and the hot creativity of Miami.

Interviews

Émile-Samory Fofana Levels Up His Football Qamis With adidas

In his own words, the rising French-Malian artist talks about designing and photographing functional football qamis, in collaboration with adidas, to playfully showcase his African roots.

Interviews

Neil Bedford’s Retro England Jersey Shoot Is Excellent Euro 2024 Inspiration

The acclaimed photographer takes us behind the scenes of his stylish new shoot, which showcases Bedford’s classic vision and reverence for football jerseys using his own Umbro England shirts.

Interviews

How Inspector Nuggs Designed Our Dope “On A Plate” Creative Soccer Culture Tour Mementos

We touch base with the Cheddar-based tattoo artist and graphic designer who nailed this Creative Soccer Culture commission with flair and originality.

Interviews

Lifting The Veil On JonPaulsBalls’ Latest Project, 12 Pentagons

We recently spent time chatting with Jon-Paul Wheatley, AKA JonPaulsBalls, as the wildly talented designer takes the next step in his journey by introducing the world to 12 Pentagons, his new company dedicated to unique ball designs.

Interviews

Goal Diggers FC journey to Porto with New Balance

We capture Goal Diggers’ London to FC Porto Experience

News

Artist Martin Ron Completes Messi Mural On First Anniversary of Argentina’s World Cup Victory

To commemorate the one year anniversary of Argentina’s World Cup win in Qatar, artist Martin Ron has produced a giant mural of Lionel Messi in Buenos Aires, located in the same district as another of his great works, that of Diego Maradona.

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Lifestyle

Lifestyle Clothing

Jude Bellingham Gets His First-Ever Signature Clothing Collection From adidas Originals

Designed in collaboration with the man himself, adidas Originals has today unveiled a first signature clothing collection for Jude Bellingham.

Lifestyle Clothing

Lovers FC & Rizla Return With A Second Collaborative Drop

Following on from their first collaborative drop earlier this year, Lovers F.C. and Rizla return with a second collaborative drop, and this time they’re drawing influence from Jamaica.

Lifestyle Clothing

Pantofola d'Oro Launch Limited Edition 80s & 90s Football Shirt Capsule

Paying homage to the glorious legacy of Italian football from the 80s and 90s, Pantofola d’Oro have released a brand-new capsule of shirts inspired by iconic football kits from that golden era.

Lifestyle Sneakers

The Surgeon Creates Air Vini Uptempo AF1 For Vinicius Jr.

Linking up in Los Angeles ahead of Brazil’s opening Copa America fixture, The Surgeon recently reunited with Vinicius Jr. to present him with a custom Nike Air Force 1 design dubbed the ‘Air Vini Uptempo AF1’.

Lifestyle Clothing

Nivelcrack and Club America Team Up For Collaborative Collection

Mexico meets South Korea, as Liga MX side Club América and football-forward streetwear brand Nivelcrack combine for a debut collaborative collection.

Lifestyle Clothing

Parisian Creative Club Bled FC Present New Nike Jersey

Paris-based creative club, Bled FC, have revealed a new unique and limited edition Nike jersey, which features a design inspired by the energy of their home city, encapsulated in a lightning bolt graphic treatment.

Lifestyle Sneakers

adidas Pair Messi's New Signature F50 With A Signature Samba

Arriving as the perfect off-pitch partner to Messi’s signature ‘Triunfo Dorado’ F50, adidas have also released a signature Samba to go with it, presented in a regal black and gold look.

Lifestyle Clothing

adidas Originals & JJJJound Link Up With Jose Mourinho

Having launched two collaborative colourways of the timeless Samba sneaker earlier this year, adidas Originals and Montreal-based design studio, JJJJound, return to present their latest collection with a campaign fronted by Jose Mourinho.

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