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Framed #85 | USMNT v Bolivia

As we step inside the final fortnight before the 2018 FIFA World Cup, international sides are using it as a time to gel. For the USMNT, their absence for the tournament has given them an opportunity to reflect and experiment. With a brave new generation coming through, a match up with Bolivia saw a new era take shape as they ran out 3-0 victors.

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"Cockney Stan" by Joshua Gibbons

A collaboration between Joshua Gibbons and Classic Football Shirts, this series of portrait shots captures a series of iconic vintage shirts with an unconventional model front an centre. The man in question is "Cockney Stan", a local legend with a love for the game. We speak to Joshua about the project.

Design Books and Magazines

On Sale Now: SoccerBible Magazine Issue 11

In stores and online, the latest issue of the SoccerBible Magazine is available now. A diverse 215-page summer essential, we cross music and fashion with football. Putting tactics aside, this is the art of culture.

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Framed #84 | Galatasaray vs Yeni Malatyaspor

One hand on the trophy, the other proudly clenching a pyro. The Super Lig title was in touching distance for Galatasaray ahead of hosting Yeni Malatyaspor in their final home game of the season last weekend. You could almost smell the silverware through the rare gaps in the smoke as we walked down Taksim Nevizade.

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Framed #83 | Galatasaray v Besiktas

Few cities on this planet come close to rivalling Istanbul in terms of footballing passion. A cauldron of Turkish football choreographed by emotion, tradition, rivalry, and a signature blaze of pyrotechnics. When Galatasaray host Besiktas amidst title-race tension this city explodes into life with football acting as the pounding heartbeat.

Design Art and Illustration

DINKIT Produce Minimalist World Cup Wall Chart

Bringing a printed flavour of clean design towards the World Cup, creative studio DINKIT have produced a wall chart to commence their countdown to the 2018 tournament.

Design Residence

Residence #44 | 'Allianz Riviera' OGC Nice

Opened in September 2013, the Allianz Riviera is a unique stadium to kiss the shores of France as our latest 'Residence' stopping point. A beautifully geometric palace to call a football stadium that is as tremendous as it is tidy.

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Framed #82 | LA Galaxy v New York Red Bulls

While they may well have some new noisy neighbours to compete with, LA Galaxy are still very much presenting the perfect postcard picture of just how strong the MLS is and can be. With Zlatan fever still in the air, we capture the scenes as New York Red Bulls came to town.

Design Miscellaneous

The Shoe Surgeon Creates Samba x Dame 4 Hybrid Sneaker

The Shoe Surgeon is back at it again by merging alternative footwear silhouettes in his own trademark style. In a football-meets-basketball collaboration comes the hybrid adidas Samba x Dame 4 sneaker.

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Framed #81 | LAFC v Seattle Sounders

Stepping out on untrodden turf for the very first time in the trademark southern California sun, our next 'Framed' instalment comes with a milestone moment as LAFC opened their $350 million Banc of California stadium for their first ever home fixture against Seattle Sounders.

Design Books and Magazines

Wiley Covers Issue 11 of SoccerBible Magazine

Covered by the grime godfather himself, SoccerBible Magazine Issue 11 drops with a new formula. As someone who has paved the way and given the game its soundtrack, we speak to Wiley about his life, his music and his love of football.

Design Art and Illustration

La Copa Del Mundo by Ricardo Mondragon

Giving official player shots a lick of paint, designer Ricardo Modragon has thrown his cards into the ring as we begin a countdown to the FIFA 2018 World Cup.

Design Residence

Residence #43 | Tolka Park by Ciaran Doyne

A perfect storm of shapes and sizes, Tolka Park in Dublin personifies what makes football grounds to enchanting. Each side is different and every chipped edge has a story.

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Framed #80 | AIK vs Djurgårdens

The next destination on our Framed series takes us to Scandinavia’s biggest rivalry. A bucket list fixture of pure intensity. Stockholm is a hidden hotbed of cultured football, and AIK are a fresh-thinking club doing it right in every sense.

Design Art and Illustration

Tigran Barseghyan Wears Custom Hulk Mercurial Superfly

Armenian international Tigran Barseghyan has taken his custom boot game to new heights by calling on the services of Handmade Customised Footwear artist "Swithadot" to create a bespoke pair of Nike Mercurial Superfly boots featuring the face of the Hulk.

Design Books and Magazines

Pickles Magazine Issue 14

Paying tribute to a rock and roll pioneer of football, Pickles Magazine has returned with its latest instalment. Issue 14 is covered by Johan Cruyff; a maverick and ringleader who brought an entirely new dimension to the game.

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