Barcelona’s 2008-09 Away kit made by Nike has appeared to be leaked “accidently” to the public.  To be honest I do not believe that anything is “accidently” leaked to the public, it’s out there to get the media and fans talking about the club.  Anyways, here it is.

 It seems they are taking a page out of Chelsea’s book and using a bright color that has nothing to do with the color scheme of the club.  I like it honestly, it’s not nearly as bright as the Chelsea “Electric Yellow” they wear.  That thing is horrible.  This one is a nice yellow and really meshes nicely with the crest and stripes down the left side.  Overall I think it’s a decent kit.  Just have to see if it is what they say it is in the near future.

Once again this rumor is starting to circulate, but I do not see any validity to it.  However on Tuesday Adidas’ stock rose when the market caught wind of it.  Smart move by Nike to try and take over it’s biggest rival, but I doubt Adidas will have anything to do with it.  I guess only time will tell on this one, but I forsee the two giants keeping their distance and continuing to make great products.

You heard correctly.  The respected German Club will don Under Armour next season and becomes the first major European Club to do so.  Me being an American I have seen Under Armour make its mark in every other sport, so to see it starting in football is no surprise.  I have not personally worn anything from the company, but have seen it on professional athletes in baseball, american football and lacrosse.  I have yet to hear any complaints.  Look for Under Armour and Hannover 96 to make a big splash with a unique kit once they unveil it.

Coventry City is coming up on a milestone next season and they are asking for the input of it supporters.  Next season will mark the 125th season for the celebrated club and there are two kits up for vote for this special home kit.  Below are the two kits in question.

Honestly the only difference I see in the two kits is the 3 light blue stripes have dark blue lines outlining them on kit B.  Thus making it my favorite.  It’s cleaner, what can I say?  Fans are encouraged to participate to help pick this special kit for next season that features a special crest for the landmark of 125 years.  E-mail your submission to customerservice@ccfc.co.uk with either A or B if you want to participate.

The Sun has received some leaked photos of the new Chelsea kit.  Not too bad in my opinion.  Has more of a retro look to it, and it’s simple.  Two things that I personally like to see in a kit.

Positioned on a solid field of blue, the collar is designed slightly different than in previous versions of the kit and is white with a touch of yellow around the edges.  The yellow around the collar is complimented nicely with the yellow piping along the bottom of the sleeves.  Overall a nice kit that pays tribute to the Chelsea teams before.

Brazil has released the 2008-09 Away Kit, and unlike my other posts I have the whole kit this time. From the top to the socks, it’s all there. Also I believe it should be noted that since Nike has now signed with France for three times as much as their contract with Brazil, the management for the Brazilian National Team is renegotiating its contract. Could we see Ronaldinho in something other than a Nike kit? Time will tell on that one. On to the kit.

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While watching Australia’s first qualifier for the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Qatar in Melbourne, in the comfort of my lounge, I noticed something about the classic gold and green kits the Socceroos wore; They were the brand new Nike Australia home kits, which along with the away version were recently released by Nike.

Featuring the gold with green trims Aussie fans (myself included) have gotten used to, and seen memorable moments in, Nike have kept it simple with the new designs.

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While Beckham and crew are doing their world tour and the MLS is promoting the mess out of thier league, there is a little football that is being played. Earlier I posted the old LA Galaxy kit that was awful and extremely ugly. Well when Beckham signed, it must have been too much for him to handle and the LA Galaxy went to a much better color scheme and design.

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Many things changed when David Beckham decided to leave Europe and play in the MLS for the Los Angeles Galaxy. None more important that the changing of the badge for the LA Galaxy. Wow was the first set of the kits horribe or what? The logo, the design, the colors…just bad. Oh yeah, and the MLS got a lot of publicity all over the world.

With the MLS season approaching I thought I would feature some of the older kits before unveiling the new kits for the upcoming campaign. This is the 2006-07 Home kit that the Galaxy wore prior to Beckham’s arrival. Yellow with a large green diagonal stripe is absolutely horrible. The only good thing about this kit is that Adidas made it, so you know it is a quality kit. Add the bad “Galaxy” logo to the left chest and you have an embarassment. Now I understand in the beginning the bad kits, but this was what they wore for almost 10 years! Should have been dropped a long time before that, however I will give it a 2 out of 5 stars for effort…and effort only. The color scheme is bad, the design is bad, the logo is bad, it’s just bad.

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