Manchester City will be sporting their red and black away kit when they travel to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham this weekend. The Citizens have worn this shirt twice in the league previously this season- a 3-1 win on the road at Leeds and a 1-0 loss away at Tottenham Hotspur. Fans will also remember it as the uniform worn in the away Champions League clashes against FC Copenhagen (0-0 draw, player sent off) and Leizipg (1-1 draw, Round of 16 First Leg)

Games in which City have worn the red & black away jersey in the 2022/23 PL season

Leeds 1-3 City (Struijk/ Rodri, Haaland*2)
Tottenham 1-0 City (Kane)

Victory for City in this clash will see them go top of the table. They are two points behind Arsenal, but have two games in hand over the Gunners. Continue reading →

The Times suggests that Newcastle United have already agreed a deal for a new shirt sponsor for the upcoming 2023/24 season. The name of the party hasn’t been disclosed, but it’s a non-Saudi Middle-Eastern firm, and the deal will reportedly be worth £25m per season. That is almost 4x of the Magpies’ current deal with Fun88, which is reportedly worth around £6.5m/year. NUFC terminated the Fun88 deal ahead of schedule- they have adorned the front of the shirt since 2017.

The first NUFC Puma Fun88 shirt (back in the 17/18 season, replacing Wonga)

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