Real Madrid had a real stinker of a 2018-19 season. It was the club’s worst in about 20 years, finishing 19 points back of Barcelona in LaLiga and failing to secure a trophy of any kind aside from the Club World Cup in December.
Los Blancos are already look ahead to next season, having secured the services of Eden Hazard following the rehire of Zinedine Zidane earlier this year.
Brazil is the most successful footballing nation of all time. The Seleção’s canary yellow kits are as iconic as the black-and-white truncated icosahedron soccer ball. But for the first time in 69 years, the Brazil jersey won’t be yellow or blue this summer.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of its first Copa America championship, Nike and Brazil are teaming up to create a unique look for the 2019 Brazil jersey, something no one has seen since 1950: a white shirt.
Something happens — the internet reacts. This is the way of the world. It's predictable. On Thursday the Seattle Sounders revealed that Zulily, an online retailer, would be their new primary kit sponsor starting with the 2019 season.
The headline should read: "Local startup turned billion-dollar company invests in the local soccer team; fans upset because internet." But let's unpack that.
With the major leagues around a month away from kicking off, the kit releases have been dropping thick and fast. Whether it be a wacky design or a more classy, traditional-looking jersey, the kit release is always something fans look forward to in the offseason.
Without further ado, and in no particular order, here are five of the best soccer kits that have been released.
Don’t agree with our selection? Let us know who you think should have made the cut.
We told you the Nigeria World Cup kit was the best back in February. We were proven right when Nike finally released the kit on Friday.
Hurley dropped a collection of board shorts of countries who are going to this year’s World Cup just in time for the upcoming summer. I’m not going to lie, I might have to buy a pair myself considering how nice they look. The range includes board shorts for England, France, Nigeria, Australia, Portugal and two different designs for the USA.
The 90’s are back. Geometrical patterns are hot right now and we couldn’t be more excited about some of the World Cup jerseys. While Nike opted for cleaner, standardized and simplistic designs, Adidas went the extra mile and took a risk in bringing back the 90’s. Here are our favorites so far:
Germany
Die Mannschaft’s jersey is clearly reminiscent of the 1990 home kit. This time, however, it is a strictly black and white format instead of the tricolor (black, red and yellow). The jersey is both edgy and nostalgic. What else could you ask for?
In a world full of flashy cleats everywhere you look, Nike has done everyone a favor and released some very, very elegant boots. Black is the new black after all. Don't get me wrong, the new Adidas Nemiziz have everyone swooning at the moment.