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New SAFC Nike Kit Deal- Sunderland to part company with Adidas after eight years

League One outfit Sunderland have announced a new shirt deal with Nike that will see the latter replace Adidas as the club’s official kit partners beginning the 2020/21 season. The official duration of the deal was not revealed, but SAFC announced that it was a “multi-year” one. The deal will be serviced for Nike by Just Sport.

Sunderland last wore Nike back in the 2003-04 season. Since then, they’ve had Diadora, Lonsdale, Umbro and Adidas as kit partners. The Adidas SAFC deal began in 2012 and has lasted eight years.

The Black Cats are currently 5th in League One at the time of writing and will be hoping to return to the Championship after losing the playoff final last year to Charlton.

New Kilmarnock Hummel Strip Deal- Killie FC ink three year deal beginning 2020/21 season

Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock FC have inked a two year deal with Hummel that will see the Danish firm take over from Nike as the club’s official kit partners beginning the 2020/21 season. The contract is for a period of 3 years, meaning that the club will wear Hummel for the 20/21, 21/22 and 22/23 seasons.

The deal also means that Killie, who are currently 7th in the league table at the time of writing, will have new kit manufacturers as well as sponsors next season. QTS currently appear on the front of the jersey, but they will be replaced by Brownings the Bakers in 2020/2021, with the latter also inking a three year deal with the Ayrshire outfit.

Killie director Phyllis McLeish said that the kits would be bespoke, which potentially implies that the club would not have to wear templated strips (as is oft the case with Nike clubs) from next season.

RB Leipzig Champions League Shirt 19-20 | Nike New RBL Third/European Kit 2019-20

This is the new Leipzig third/European kit 2019/20, a special edition strip unveiled by Nike for German Bundesliga outfit RasenBallsport Leipzig’s European fixtures. The kit made its debut in the club’s Champions League opener against Portuguese giants Benfica- RBL unfortunately ended up on the wrong side of a 2-1 scoreline. Leipzig also have Olympique Lyonnais and Zenit St Petersburg in their UCL group.

As is oft the case with third kits, designers try to experiment and create something more funky, which certainly appears to be the case here as well. Continue reading →