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Design Books and Magazines

In Review: Black Arsenal — A Fascinating Survey Of Multiculturalism & Innovative Football Jerseys…

Evolving from Barbican talk to impressive book, co-editor Dr Clive Chijioke Nwonka has pinpointed the strong affinity Black people have with the North London club, which inspired recent jersey designs.

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Framed #227: Manchester United v Fulham

Theatre of Dreams, Friday night, under the lights. What better way to start the 24/25 Premier League season, with Manchester United hosting Fulham at Old Trafford. Perfect instalment for our ‘Framed’ series.

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Photo Journal Round-Up Of Real Madrid's US Preseason Tour

For the last few weeks we’ve been tagging along with Real Madrid for their preseason tour, and here we summarise the trip with a roundup of photos.

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Framed #226: Real Madrid v Chelsea

Rounding off their respective U.S. tours, Real Madrid faced Chelsea at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and we completed our hat-trick of Los Blancos matches for our ‘Framed’ series.

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Framed #225: Real Madrid v Barcelona

This weekend saw an El Clasico on foreign soil, as Real Madrid and Barcelona went head to head in a preseason friendly at the impressive MetLife stadium in front of a packed out crowd. A natural fit for our ‘Framed’ series.

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Framed #224: Real Madrid v AC Milan

Two European heavyweights in Real Madrid and AC Milan going head to head Stateside as they gear up for the 24/25 season – a game we were happy to take in for the latest instalment of our ‘Framed’ series.

Design Miscellaneous

adidas & Someone Somewhere Embellish Mexico Jerseys With Hand-Embroidered Details

Celebrating the launch of the new Mexico kits and highlighting the women artisans from the Sierra Norte of Puebla, Mexico, adidas and Someone Somewhere have joined forces to create a powerful, hand-embroidered collection of jerseys for the Mexican National Team.

Design Miscellaneous

adidas Invite European Designers To Create Euro 24 Match Ball Plinths

In a first in football, adidas has broken new ground by inviting two pioneering European design studios, Gonzalez Haase AAS and Sabine Marcelis, to design the Official Match Ball plinths for Euro 2024.

Design Books and Magazines

In Review: adidas SPZL DECADE Book

As part of the brand’s 10 year anniversary celebrations and to coincide with the DECADE event, adidas Spezial produced a commemorative book, looking back on all the footwear releases since 2014, and we’ve gone cover to cover to give you an insight into it.

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Framed #223: Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid

With the script written, we headed to Wembley for our Framed series to take in Germany v Spain in the Champions League, brought to focus through Borussia Dortmund attempting to stop Real Madrid from making it 15 Champions League titles (spoiler: they couldn’t).

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Framed #222: Lazio v Empoli

For the latest instalment in our Framed series, we headed too Italy and the Stadio Olympic to catch Lazio v Empoli and a Framed with a slightly different focus…

Design Miscellaneous

adidas Host The 'Euro Style Cup' On CONFIRMED

With a summer of international football on the horizon, adidas are set to turn the spotlight on a different source of creativity, inviting 16 of the most culturally connected and relevant retailers from across Germany and the rest of Europe to compete in the ‘Euro Style Cup ’24’.

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Framed #221: Italy v Ecuador

We caught their last game with Venezuela, so we figured why not stick with the Azzurri on their mini States tour for their game against Ecuador, making another instalment in our Framed series.

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Framed #220: Italy v Venezuela

Arriving in the first batch of fixtures from this international break, our latest Framed instalment saw us taking in Italy’s first trip Stateside in almost 20 years. Their opponents were Venezuela, who weren’t at the Chase Stadium to role over on ceremony. Italy had a game on their hands…

Design Art and Illustration

Mats Drawing Produces Bespoke Painting Charting Messi's Career

Once again focusing his incredible talents on Lionel Messi, artist Mats Drawing has produced a stunning artwork that charts the Argentinian’s career in a truly bespoke fashion.

Design Miscellaneous

Justin Kluivert Celebrates Milestone With Customised Boot From Jordan Dawson

Justin Kluivert has a rare achievement to his name: he is only the second player to have scored in the top six European leagues, and to celebrate this he commissioned customiser Jordan Dawson to create a special pair of boots.

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