Adidas files new three-stripe design with football footwear in focus
Adidas has filed a curved three-stripe trademark for footwear. The records suggest a new design possibility, but no football boot or company-wide rebrand is confirmed.
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Genoa’s Logo 90 collection brings back a crest Kappa missed by one season
Genoa’s Logo 90 collection pairs the club’s 1991–98 crest with Kappa, reviving two pieces of history that never appeared together on the original shirts.
The famous shirt numbers football clubs decided to retire
From Maradona’s No. 10 to Jota’s No. 20, the stories behind football’s retired shirt numbers—and why clubs chose to take them out of circulation.
Best Germany home kits: why 1990 edges 1994
Germany’s 1990 shirt edges the daring 1994 design in our ranking of the best home kits, with 1974, 1996 and 2014 completing the top five.
From Messi to Mbappé, football’s biggest boot-brand switches
Kylian Mbappé’s move from Nike to On is unusual even by football’s increasingly aggressive sponsorship standards. After nearly two decades
Can a bad World Cup ruin a great Germany shirt?
Germany’s 2018 green away shirt was designed to recall a World Cup semifinal victory. Adidas drew on the jersey West
Why Germany’s final Adidas shirt feels bigger than a kit change
The gold stripes on Germany’s final Adidas shirt are made from tiny diamonds. Adidas says they stand for the country’s
Why Kylian Mbappé left Nike for On and what Roger Federer has to do with it
Kylian Mbappé leaves Nike for On after nearly two decades, and headlines have framed the split as one of football’s
Michael Olise’s shortest answers don’t tell the whole story
Michael Olise’s viral DAZN answers revived his nonchalant image, but a fuller UEFA interview and Bayern testimony reveal a more demanding player.
Jack Grealish’s best haircuts ranked from Aston Villa to Everton
Jack Grealish’s best haircuts ranked, from his Notts County tower quiff and Aston Villa slick-back to Euro 2020 curtains and Everton man bun.