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  1. For me, this is clearly a stylistic design choice. 90% of the league uses solid twill. The perforations do not go to the edge of the material and are an inset design to give the number an effect or depth, if you will. It’s clearly a style choice and not born out of necessity like old mesh jerseys. I think Nike is trying to force design into the numerals because they realize jersey real estate is shrinking. We have seen them do this on the more extreme end (Seahawks pattern, Rams gradient, Commanders gradient on away) to the more subtle (Cardinals perforations, Commanders perforations + stencil font).
  2. It appears the blue stripes have a red stripe between them. Also looks like no TV numbers. And hard to say, but possibly double outlines on the numbers like the Bills. Not a fan of that choice.
  3. Texans look ok. Number font is a downgrade but the whole thing could have been so much worse. Though, we need to temper our expectations because of that rumor each jersey having a different design a la the Commanders. It could still end up terrible Side note, I really hate the idea of having four unique designs. There’s no continuity and when the Commanders unveiled theirs, you could see what a dumpster fire it was. I can appreciate a historic franchise like the Giants having different designs, but the Commanders took it too far by applying three different sleeve designs (two different stripe patterns, one with logos), three different chest wordmark applications, one with gradient numbers, and a totally unrelated helmet for the alternate. There’s a balance to pull it off and they failed.
  4. It’s kinda weird how the home kit uses a royal blue collar and shorts, but a navy swoosh and color on the crest. Just pick a shade. If it’s me, I almost always choose navy for the national team.
  5. Looks like they will carry over the old school block numbers from the 2022 WC kits and the most recent third kit. Also, lmfao at Nike trying to label the away kit as inspired from 1950. What a freaking reach. The USA sash has never been oriented that way (it’s always descending). Nor has it ever featured on the back of a shirt. And since when has a sash been worn from the waist to the belly button? We have had many fitting 1950 tributes over the years, and nothing about this new shirt makes me think about that team. If anything, it makes me think of this: …which is fine, but I hate that we are labeling this a 1950 tribute, which means we probably won’t see it for another 10 years, and that’s a shame because I truly think the sash is one of the best sources of inspiration we have. Hopefully 2026 gives us some good designs, like a tastefully done Waldo.
  6. I have to add this photo, because the shorts elevate the entire look. Now that I’ve seen the stripes on the short, I feel more confident in saying the entire collar should have been blue. It’s kinda stripe overload. Still great, though.
  7. I love the shirt, but they don’t work for me on the shorts. Plain blue shorts would be much better. The problem lies in that the contrast of blue and red pinstripes against the white shirt is the same, however, the white pinstripes against the blue shorts stick out too much compared to the red pinstripes.
  8. Massive Nike leak France away, I really liked this one when it leaked earlier with the two tone pinstripes, but I am not liking the two tone pinstripes on the shorts at all! USA - I am convinced the original leak was from a fake, because these look way better. Edit - better pic with the France away shorts. Yikes!
  9. Hard disagree. There are many unique design patterns and touches that distinguish each team from one another. The 2006 Teamgeist era was largely paint by numbers and lacked individuality for the most part. And this is coming from someone who liked the Teamgeist look (possibly nostalgia as it was absolutely a moment in time in terms of kit design). ——— Cool detail I noticed about Spain. The crest on their shirt has a red shield. I figured the shorts would, too, but they use a blue shield. So basically the shield is transparent with only the yellow detailing and it always takes the background color. I like it. ——— Argentina will use gold numbers on the secondary kit. Wouldn’t have been my first choice, but looks ok. Befitting of the champions. They will also print the numbers above the crest on the shorts. You see this once in a while, but it is definitely less common these days. Most of the time, it’s above the manufacturer logo on the other side. ——— Why does Germany use a drop shadow number on the home shirt but no drop shadow on the away?
  10. Our best look yet at the full adidas font. Here are some better looks at the black shorts for Germany. At this point, it is unclear if they will be available for the men.
  11. And now the European counterparts have dropped! I believe this is the first full look at the controversial pink DFB kit. And all white has been confirmed as the default home option. There is definitely a black change short. So far I have only found the women’s variant. As well as a white change option for the pink shirt. Lastly on Germany, that long sleeve option! Kai Havertz and Leroy Sané will look top notch this summer! Looks like Spain will also get a bespoke font. And I can’t say 100% but I believe the fonts shown on Italy and Belgium are the stock adidas font.
  12. Adidas just released the new kits for their teams based in the Americas. Europe is supposed to drop tomorrow. Looks like Argentina will have black shorts. I was hoping that would be the case. Makes a great kit even better. And I especially like the secondary shirt with the albiceleste stripes flowing from the shirt into the shorts. Looks like adidas will continue to offer authentic long sleeves, which tend to be a rarity these days. Also a rarity: patterned backs! I know for sure the Germany away also features the gradient pattern so we will have to keep an eye out for others. Here are several looks at the adidas font. These fonts look better than the leak but still need to see the full font family.
  13. I like the Resurgens kit and think it’s a nice representation of the city. However, I don’t like Orlando wearing purple inside Mercedes Benz Stadium. Save the secondary kit for a couple home games against other teams but not your rival. Side note, I don’t like wearing alternate kits at home but whattaya gonna do.
  14. Adidas updates its kit font. It’s not particularly pleasing, but it does look easily legible. Meanwhile, Germany will continue its trend of getting a bespoke font. I’m not sure how they keep getting special treatment (being the home of adidas and the host for Euro 2024 helps, but they’ve had bespoke fonts for a couple years now), but I’m not complaining because it usually looks better than the stock font. I rather like this one.
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