#football-merchandise

#football-merchandise

World Cup kits are a big part of the experience for many football fans around the globe, with new releases more important for some than the group stage draw.

The FIFA Museum makes its large-scale debut at Times Square, featuring The Rainbow installation of 211 member association jerseys alongside original trophies and artefacts from both the men's and women's World Cups.

The table is so tight that the title race and the fight to survive relegation looks like going to the wire, with teams battling for Europe still also looking over their shoulder at the relegation zone.

"It started back in 1954. Sepp Herberger's and Adi Dassler's sweaters were navy. This continued in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Franz Beckenbauer's training jacket also played in blue."

The Bringback collection was released in January 2026, featuring styles that support top competing nations like Argentina, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile. This collection includes unique off-field wear, such as oversized, knit, and V-neck pieces based on older kits, as well as edgy, upcycled styles.

The new away kit features a dark blue color with turquoise accents, faint diagonal zigzag lines inspired by vintage adidas shoeboxes, and small turquoise diamonds.

The tournament kicks off on 11 June across the host countries of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Many of the home jerseys for the nations that have qualified so far have been revealed and are already available to buy. There are some really cool, striking designs (and some less so), with more still to come.

The total cost for a family of four wanting England shirts and shorts can reach 397.96 pounds, highlighting the expense of World Cup merchandise.

U.S. Soccer just dropped its new USMNT team kits this week ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and they're instant classics. If you expected the usual home whites and away reds or blues, hold on. This time around they went for it. We are given two kits, two distinct personalities, and a design process that actually involved the players who'll be wearing them.

She thought it was a good idea and contacted a son of Paolo Maldini, told him the whole story and they sent us a shirt. I couldn't believe it! I'm delighted to receive a shirt from a legend like him.

The idea of it just excites me so much. I want the place to be pumping. I want it to be an event when people come here. I want do the unthinkable and get to the Premier League. Everyone here is hard-working and I want to be the man who affects things on the pitch as well as off the pitch.

I had the best time, I drank lots of champagne, I got a jersey. I really just like dove in headfirst, as the Chelsea fans do.

The LALIGA Retro Day was born as a tangible expression of a vibrant legacy, transforming the history of the clubs into an emotional experience that is celebrated and even worn on the pitch. Historic jerseys, reinterpreted for the current competition, act as a bridge between generations, connecting the origins of the fans with how football is experienced today.

New Balance is one of the world's fastest-growing sports brands. It has already taken a chunk out of Nike's trainers market worldwide with reported growth 19% in 2025 with revenue of over $9bn, according to figures in CNBC. It is now targeting the world of football and the brand that once adorned the shirts of then Premier League champions Liverpool is increasingly popular with some of the game's best players.

With what seemed like an interminable January almost done and dusted, the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League are also at a close. Once again, we've seen stadiums across the continent transformed into cacophonous cauldrons of noise and motion as legions of fans organized and performed enormous tifos to help ramp up the prematch atmosphere.

"Dougan joining Kettering put us on the back pages but also the front pages with this shirt, this initiative,"

Fancy a football quiz? It's time for a trawl through Wikipedia, as we bring you 100 players from the history of the game and present with little more than a curriculum vitae: it's that classic game of name the footballer based on their clubs, with no time limit. So go on: who stumped you on this list and who was way too easy? Which names were on the tip of your tongue and which ones were obvious from a mile off?

Q. Ronald Koeman did it as a player and a manager in his home country. Maniche did it as a player in his, too. No one's ever done it as a player or a manager in England. Where did Edgar Davids do it? A. The answer is Italy. Ronald Koeman played for the big three clubs in his country Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord and he coached all three, too. Likewise, Maniche played for Portugal's big three, of Benfica, Porto and Sporting.