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Nike Unveil Portland Thorns 2020/21 Home & Away Jerseys

Taking influence from the team name, Nike have unveiled the new Portland Thorns home and away jerseys for the 2020/21 season. Two strikingly contrasting designs, the home takes on a black visage and is named the ‘Dark Rose’, while the away is on the light side and is called ‘Untamed Thorn’.

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Umbro Launch Santos 20/21 Home & Away Shirts

Santos become the latest club to unveil their home and away shirts for the 2020/21 season, courtesy of Umbro. A tweak on the classic white home look is joined by a black and white striped option for when the Brazilian side travel away from home.

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Nike Launch The Mercurial Superfly CR7 Safari

Celebrating the tenth anniversary of Cristiano Ronaldo’s first signature edition boot, the Safari Print Mercurial Vapor Superfly II, Nike unveil the Mercurial Superfly CR7 Safari, bringing the iconic look back into the game for another dose of CR7 signature style.

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adidas Launch The Dragon Predator 20+

This here is the limited edition adidas Dragon Predator 20+, and it’s a beast like nothing else you’ve ever seen before. Evolution in the most primal sense, the Dragon Predator mimics the look of the mythical creature, right down to a scaled upper.

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Remembering R9's World Cup Boots: 1998 – 2006

Goal machine. World Cup winner. Legend. El Fenomeno. As important as Ronaldo’s staggering goal rate was to his legacy, so too were his stunning array of boots, mapping out his career like markers on an epic journey, developing and evolving in a symbiotic relationship alongside one another. And never were those markers more apparent than at the three World Cups that the Brazilian competed at.

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Umbro Launch Gremio 20/21 Home & Away Shirts

Entering their fifth year of partnership, Umbro launch the Gremio 2020/21 home and away shirts, which feature designs inspired by the passionate fans of the Brazilian club, along with details that call back to the team’s success in the Club World Cup of 1983.

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adidas Launch Flamengo 20/21 Away Shirt

Combining some retro vibes with the latest hand-painted design approach from the Three Stripes’ house, adidas launch the Flamengo 20/21 away shirt, ready for when football returns in Brazil.

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Umbro Launch Fluminense 20/21 Home & Away Shirts

Kicking off a new partnership, Umbro have launched the new Fluminense home and away shirts for 20/21, with a design that pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of the club's first national title in 1970.

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First Look At The Upcoming adidas 'Locality Pack'

We recently got our first look at the new adidas 'Locality Pack' that’s dropped in the US ahead of a full European launch this summer. The collection sees the X 19, Copa 20 and Predator 20, wrapped in vibrant monotone updates ready for summer.

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adidas Creative Director Sam Handy Talks The Pogba ACE 16+ Purecontrol

Running Creative Director Sam Handy has become the latest specialist to step in front of the camera for adidas’s online ‘Creator U Class’, sharing some insights into the processes behind creating some of the most iconic designs of the last decade, including the Limited Edition Paul Pogba ACE 16+ Purecontrol.

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Nike Launch 'South Korea' Mercurial Superfly VII

Nike's beautifully disruptive approach to the South Korea 2020 collection takes another sublime turn as the Swoosh unveil a special edition Mercurial Superfly VII and Vapor XIII design which further complements the eccentric vibe of the pack. 

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FC Midtjylland Launch Special Edition 'All For One' Shirt

In an acknowledgment of all the effort and hard work that the region’s health sector employees are putting in at this difficult time, Danish side FC Midtjylland have launched a special edition ‘All For One’ shirt, with 100 percent of the profits going straight to the support of those workers.

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Nike Launch The 'Skycourt' Pack

Providing a fresh lick of paint for turf, court and cage, Nike launch the ‘Skycourt Pack’, which sees the React Gato, Lunar Gato, Premier II Sala and Tiempo Legend wrapped in a uniform blue and volt look.

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Beckham & The Powerswerve: Predator Perfection

Few things go together as well as David Beckham and the Predator, whether it was the Touch, Accelerator, Mania or Precision. But it wasn’t until 2007 that Beckham was given a platform on which he was truly able to express his own individuality: the Predator Powerswerve.

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Fortuna Dusseldorf Unveil 125 Year Anniversary Shirt

Celebrating 125 years since the formation of the club in a way that has become somewhat customary for clubs over the last few years, Bundesliga side Fortuna Dusseldorf have unveiled a special retro-infused anniversary shirt.

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The Football Shirt Collective Rerelease “The 84” Limited Edition Shirt

At a time when their work is needed more than ever, the Football Shirt Collective in collaboration with Inaria have rereleased “The 84” limited edition shirt, showing support and raising money for leading suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).

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