by Ollie Mitchell | 27, May 2025 | New releases
There’s plenty to say about FIFA on any given day, and given we’re a magazine that cares about societal impact, we know all about this. However, you don’t expect them to be the body that accidentally leaks the shirts of some of football’s...
by Ollie Mitchell | 23, May 2025 | New releases, On the pitch
Newcastle United have released their home shirt for the 2025/26 season, made by Adidas – with a new take on their traditional stripes. It’s a return to the light blue detailing that we’ve seen on shirts over a number of decades – most recently...
by Ollie Mitchell | 23, May 2025 | Societal impact
The football shirt world has changed dramatically over the past couple of years, but this is part of a trend that has been going on for longer than that. For a long time, replica football shirts were a rarity. Indeed, it wasn’t until the 1973-74 season that we saw...
by Ollie Mitchell | 23, May 2025 | Terraces and beyond
The concept of the ‘tunnel fit’ is one of many that came to football from the sport of basketball, and it was FC Barcelona that kicked it off in the beautiful game. However, alas, their tunnel fits era was short-lived. Barça are bringing NBA tunnel fits...
by Ollie Mitchell | 9, May 2025 | Rewind
Nowadays, the terraces are full of designer clothing and replica shirts. The pitch sees players wearing the highest-tech. But rewind 40 years, and football looked very different indeed… Imagine it. Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are European heavyweights. The Crazy...
