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Atletico Madrid may have signed Nico Gonzalez from Juventus on transfer deadline day, but the Argentine winger wasn’t the only new arrival at the club.

The same day Atleti and Nike unveiled their new third kit for the 2025/26 season – a striking design that fuses nostalgia with a modern twist.

The shirt takes inspiration from Nike’s iconic Total 90 designs of the early 2000s, reimagined through a contemporary lens. Finished in bright blue – a colour often reserved for Atleti’s away and third kits – the jersey is trimmed with the club’s signature red and white, giving the retro template a fresh edge.

In keeping with other recent Total 90 re-releases, the Swoosh and club crest sit boldly in the centre of the shirt, a feature last seen on an Atletico kit back in 2005/06. The men’s version carries Riyadh Air as the primary sponsor, while the women’s shirt features Herbalife, both in crisp white lettering across the middle.

Atleti are renowned for their grit and defensive steel, but this kit nods to a different side of the game – the early-2000s street football era, when flair and skill were just as celebrated as toughness.

And with Gonzalez set to debut in the shirt, perhaps it marks the beginning of a new chapter at the Metropolitano: one as stylish as it is successful.

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Mexican brand CHARLY has unveiled its 2025 Heritage Collection, a stylish homage to both the country’s rich footballing history and its broader cultural roots.

The capsule features four football-style jerseys paired with matching caps, each brimming with symbolism.

The first shirt arrives in green with red and white trim, an unmistakable nod to the Mexican flag and the national team’s kits. A sleek black-and-gold design and a crisp white-and-wine-red jersey recall Mexico’s classic away kits, while the warm wine-and-gold shirt harkens back to the era before El Tri switched to green home kits in the late 1950s.

All four feature a prominent Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent deity of Aztec mythology, and a subtle Aztec-style motif running down the front three stripes – a nod to Mexico’s ancient history.

Completing the design, “MEXICO” is printed boldly on the back, driving home the message of cultural pride.

CHARLY’s Sports Marketing Director, Mauricio Rodríguez Vallejo, explained: “We wanted to share the rich culture of Mexico beyond the stereotypical depictions in hopes it will resonate with Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and those deeply entrenched in football culture.”

Available now via select US retailers including Dick’s Sporting Goods, the Heritage Collection certainly achieves that mission.

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Marcus Rashford may be earning a reported £12m while on loan at Barcelona for the 2025/26 season, but his furniture choices show he’s keeping things surprisingly down-to-earth.

Despite the salary that would allow him to deck out his new apartment with luxury Spanish design, Rashford was recently spotted making a very ordinary shopping trip… to IKEA.

The Manchester United loanee was seen wandering the aisles of the Swedish furniture giant in the city centre, slider-clad and carrying one of IKEA’s trademark blue bags.

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Fans were quick to celebrate the moment, with one onlooker telling The Sun: “It was amazing to see such a famous player in a shop like IKEA. He has enough money to buy anything he wants, but maybe IKEA was an easier place for him to go and blend in. Barca fans love it when their stars do things like this.”

The 27-year-old’s loan move to Barcelona includes an option for the Catalan giants to make the deal permanent for around £26m. He has made two appearances so far, including one start, but is yet to register a goal or assist.

Rashford has, however, looked bright and relatively sharp, with his displays – and form at Aston Villa towards the end of last season – enough to convince Thomas Tuchel to recall him to England’s squad for their September internationals.

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adidas have unveiled the official match balls for the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League tournaments, for both the men’s and women’s competitions, bringing together breathtaking design and cutting-edge technology.

Both balls are inspired by the skies above the host cities of the respective finals, with the men’s ball drawing on the night sky above Budapest. Blue stars outlined in gold shimmer across the surface, complemented by hand-drawn zodiac symbols that represent heroism and destiny.

The women’s ball takes cues from Oslo’s northern skies, incorporating dark purple hexagons between the stars, overlaid with neon green gradients, and luminous pink and white highlights, evoking the beauty of the aurora borealis.

Technical innovations ensure these aren’t just beautiful – they’re built for performance.

Both balls feature the PRISMA surface with a debossed pattern for better swerve and precision, a CTR-CORE interior tuned for consistent control, a textured outer coating for superior grip, and seamless, thermally bonded construction.

With designs that celebrate the heavens above and the heroes on the pitch, adidas’ Champions League balls for 2025/26 combine spectacle and performance in a way only the European game can inspire.

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Birmingham City have given fans a first look at what their replacement for St. Andrew’s could look like, unveiling concept footage of a cutting-edge stadium set to open by the 2029/30 season.

The Championship side, whose spiritual home has stood since 1906, is planning a ground that could cost up to £3bn.

The proposed design would boost capacity from 29,409 to a staggering 62,000, making it the eighth-largest stadium in England – slightly larger than Anfield (61,276) and just 850 seats shy of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Footage released by the club shows a futuristic, “spaceship”-inspired exterior in the club’s signature blue, with the word “BLUES” featured prominently around the wrap. Fans can also expect generous green spaces around the stadium and rooftop areas designed for pre-match relaxation.

Nick Smith, Birmingham City’s Head of Infrastructure, offered an update on the potential designs, adding that the stadium will also be equipped to host large-scale, non-football events.

He stressed, however, that the final design remains “subject to change.”

While the visuals are impressive, Birmingham are keeping their focus on the pitch first – they’ll need to be back in the big time to fill the stands when this futuristic new home eventually opens. Otherwise, all the rooftop bars and green spaces in the world won’t stop those seats from feeling a little empty.

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