FC Lorient Announces Kappa Kit Deal
Next season's kits of French Ligue 1 club FC Lorient will be made for the first time by Kappa. Adidas has been making Lorient's kits since the 2014-15 season.
Lorient Announces 5-Year Kappa Kit Deal
Kappa will be making Lorient's jerseys until at least 2022.
The new Kappa Lorient kit deal is valid for five years. No other contract details have been revealed yet. Kappa currently also makes the kits for French clubs SCO Angers and SC Bastia.
"We are very happy and proud to open a new page of our history with Kappa from next season. We wish to collaborate on the duration and thus to live, in the best way, this partnership that unites us until 2022 " says Loïc Féry, President of Lorient. "We share common values with Kappa and I hope we can wear them proudly to delight our supporters, our partners and all the supporters of FC Lorient."
"Kappa is very happy to be able to accompany FC Lorient on a significant long-term commitment for our group, the Club will be an important vector of images, a key element of our communication in France," said François -Xavier Chupin, President of Kappa France. "We are excited about the idea of writing a new story with a club that shares the values of our brand: commitment, closeness, authenticity. Kappa will be able to bring its expertise, flexibility and quality of service to the club every day with beautiful projects for the next five seasons. We bet that our collections and our jerseys will delight the fans!"
Adidas recently also lost Olympique Marseille to Puma and currently only have one team left in the Ligue 1 from the 2018-19 season: Olympique Lyonnais.
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Penalty Shonan Bellmare 15th Season Commemorative Kit
Japanese J-League side Shonan Bellmare has officially unveiled a special 15th Season Commemorative kit produced by Penalty. This vibrant new release marks a significant milestone in the partnership between the club and the Brazilian sportswear brand, celebrating a decade and a half of continuous collaboration.
Most notably, the club has confirmed that this commemorative shirt will serve as the final kit produced by Penalty for Shonan Bellmare, bringing an end to one of the most recognizable and long-running technical sponsorships in modern Japanese domestic football.
The Shonan Bellmare 15th Season Commemorative shirt features a mashup design, merging the look of the past 15 kits in one shirt. The result is a highly complex and striking graphic design set against the team's traditional bright lime green base.
What are your thoughts on this final Shonan Bellmare commemorative kit from Penalty? Let us know in the comments below.
Konyaspor 26-27 Special Kit - Vote Winner Announced
Update - Sunday, May 17, 2026: The checkered design has won Konyaspor's 26-27 special kit vote, it was announced by the club.
Turkish Super Lig side Konyaspor has officially handed the design reins to its supporters by launching a fan vote to select the club's 2026-27 alternative kit, with three bespoke Hummel designs currently up for debate.
The "Anatolian Eagles" are offering a diverse menu of choices: a vibrant green-and-white checkered pattern that evokes a classic retro feel, a clean half-and-half vertical split with intricate chevron detailing on the sleeves, and a minimalist white base featuring a sharp green horizontal band across the chest.
In a nod to the club's heritage, the poll is scheduled to close this Friday, May 15 at exactly 19:22 - a tribute to the club’s founding year.
Vote here now: https://www.konyaspor.org.tr/forma-oylama
