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First New Balance Ireland Kit | Republic of Ireland Home Jersey 2017-2018

This is the new Ireland home jersey 2017/18, the Republic of Ireland’s new principal strip for the upcoming international season. This is the first kit for the Republic by Boston, MA based New Balance, who replace Umbro as uniform partners. Umbro’s partnership with the FAI dates back to 1994, when they replaced Adidas.

However both Umbro and New Balance have the same distributor in Ireland- TopLion, and this switch is apparently a strategic decision on the latter’s part. TopLion’s contract with the FAI expires in 2020. Continue reading →

New Burnley FC Away Jersey 2017-2018 by Puma

This is the new Burnley away kit 2017/18, BFC’s new alternate strip for the upcoming Premier League season. Again made by Puma, the new away jersey features a white base with claret and blue trim. The release of this away uniform comes nearly a month and a half after the club revealed their home strip, back in June 2017.

A striking feature of this shirt is the Clarets wording on the front of the jersey. Dafabet remain sponsors.

Burnley will wrap up their pre-season engagements later this week against Hannover (August 5), with the kit also going on sale on the same day.

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