The design for the number four on Germany's national team shirts will be changed over concerns that the number '44' resembled the symbol used by Nazi 'SS' units, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Monday.
The new kit, launched before Germany host the European Championship in June and July, debuted during their 2-0 friendly win over France last month.
Germany 44 kit
BERLIN — The German Football Association (DFB) announced that American sportswear giant Nike would become their official supplier from 2027 onwards, ending a decades-long partnership with German firm Adidas.
The DFB said on Thursday Nike would supply all national teams from 2027 to 2034, having made the best financial offer.
"The coming partnership allows the DFB for the next decade to work on central tasks with a view to developing football in Germany," DFB President Bernd Neuendorf said in a statement.
Germany Adidas split
Adidas did it again. The Mexico national team have received two more amazing kits. The new home and away Mexico kits for 2024 are yet another classic to add to the collection.
The home kit features a unique look that no other team in the world will be sporting, Mexico have gone full peacock. There’s a lot going on with this top, but Adidas pulled it off.
While some fans have expressed their displeasure for the home kit not being the usual green of Mexico, you can’t say the new look isn’t clean especially the long-sleeve version.
Mexico home kit 2024
Thursday was a lot like Christmas for kit junkies as many Major League Soccer clubs revealed their new threads for the 2024 season. One of the best kit reveals posted was Will Ferrell pretending to be an equipment manager for LAFC.
LAFC kit reveal video with Will Ferrell
Introducing our new 2024 Home Kit… and our new equipment manager.
Video game EAFC 24 — formerly known as the FIFA video games — created a PR nightmare on Saturday when the game accidentally leaked a number of 2024 MLS kits. The MLS kits leaked include 18 teams.
In the popular game mode Ultimate Team players create their own teams using existing players, club badges and kits.
The Ultimate Team mode accidentally released a number of 2024 MLS kits that hadn’t officially been revealed yet.
Here are the teams that had their kits leaked.
Teams with MLS kits leaked
Major Leauge Soccer is looking to give more teams in the league third kits for the upcoming season and Inter Miami, amongst other clubs, have reportedly already been chosen for the 2024 MLS Season. Messi is gearing up to ‘become’ a Miami Dolphin.
Inter Miami will trade the pink and black for the aqua and orange.
San Diego State’s men’s soccer team have one of the best jerseys in all of college soccer.
Before playing their first Pac-12 home match of the previous Fall season, the team’s social media decided to celebrate their long-awaited league debut by releasing their black and red home jersey — a jersey with a clear and direct influence from the Aztec calendar. Social media went nuts.
Hummel, the designer for Denmark’s World Cup kits, released the Danish jerseys on Wednesday with a message to host nation Qatar. Hummel announced that the kits they designed are in memory of the thousands of migrant workers who died building Qatar’s World Cup infrastructure.
"While we support the Danish national team all the way, this shouldn't be confused with support for a tournament that has cost thousands of people their lives,” Hummel’s statement said.