No Joke - Puma Just Has 2 Different Collars For All 2019-20 Kits
Aug 12, 2019, by Chris
The 2019-2020 season has finally started in many of Europe's best leagues. With it, already all kits for the new season have been released. However, after we have seen most of them, we couldn't not notice that some of them are not really unique...
We already took a look at some of the most horrendous stories about the 2019-20 kits, including Adidas using the same design for dozens of teams. Today we want to draw our attention t Puma's kits for the 2019-2020 season...
Puma 2019-20 Kits Either Feature Round or V-Collar
While Puma's 2019-20 kits for teams such as BVB, Milan, Man City, Newcastle and Marseille have been mostly appreciated by fans, an overall look at all of them reveals that all of them have one thing in common. They do not feature interesting templates (sleeve / collar) designs.
In fact, all of Puma's 2019-20 jerseys either feature a crew neck or v-collar. We have not seen one Puma kit with another collar design.
This has been not always the case with Puma kits, however. The brand was used to create bespoke kits / templates for their important teams such as Arsenal and BVB, a look in the past reveals. However, since around 2018, this has changed. Now all Puma kits just feature a standard template with mostly tonal graphic prints. We think the reason is that it makes production much more easy and therefore also cheaper.
We believe that it is new Puma ceo Bjørn Gulden who is responsible for that development - the brand spends more money on contracts while trying to increase the margin to increase the profit for the brand as a whole. He talked about his strategy in several interviews.
In stark contrast to Puma, Nike has designed and produced a lot of bespoke collars for the 2019-2020 campaign. The Swoosh created custom collars for some of their best team's home kits as well as really unique collar constructions for the Nike Sportswear 2019-20 third uniforms.
In 2016, Nike's kits all feature the same, all-new Aeroswift design without any variations in the template.
Adidas, meanwhile, does also not have many different and bespoke collars in the 2019-2020 season. However, the Three Stripes at least have a few unique collars for a few important jerseys such as Arsenal's 19-20 home kit and
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Amsterdam streetwear label Patta has teamed up with Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk and Nike to unveil a vibrant, one-off football jersey for the Virgil's Legacy Trophy. The international under-13 tournament, founded by the Liverpool defender in collaboration with his formative club Willem II, brings together 16 elite youth academies from across Europe to compete in Tilburg.
The shirt draws deep inspiration from Van Dijk's Surinamese heritage, taking stylistic cues from traditional pangi cloth, a brightly patterned woven textile central to Maroon and Surinamese culture. The design ingeniously weaves together the primary colors of every participating club, including Liverpool, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, PSG, Ajax, and AC Milan, translating their identities into an eye-catching, blurred check motif across the entire shirt.
The reverse lists the complete roster of competing clubs under "The class of '26," complemented by a custom Patta x Nike co-branded jock tag on the lower hem.
The bespoke jersey has been created exclusively for the young players taking part in the tournament as a commemorative keepsake rather than receiving a general retail release.
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The 2027 Base Pack marks an important transition for Adidas, centered around predominantly black uppers accompanied by heritage-inspired accent colors across all three core silos. Most notably, the collection features the next-generation Predator 27 with its classic fold-over tongue, the returning AdiPure line set to succeed the Copa franchise, and the updated F50 Hyperfast. Alongside the traditional black-based editions, the preview also showcases the first main pack of the year, the collection to be worn by Adidas' best players.
Both of these Adidas packs launch in January 2027.
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The Adidas Liverpool 26-27 European training collection is built around a crisp white base complemented by vibrant red accents. The iconic Adidas Three Stripes run down the sleeves in red, while the chest displays a monochrome red Liverpool crest enclosed in a shield, alongside matching red Adidas and AXA sponsor branding. Streamlined paneling and high-performance cuts from the latest Adidas Tiro template complete the refined aesthetic.
The range includes authentic short-sleeve training tops, long-sleeve drill tops featuring integrated snood neck collars, and insulated sleeveless puffer vests. The complete Adidas Liverpool 26-27 European training collection is available now through the club's official online store and retail outlets.
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Nike and the Football Association of Hong Kong, China have quietly revealed the new Hong Kong 2026 home shirt.
The Nike Hong Kong 2026 home jersey combines two shades of red in a subtle half-and-half design, with a centrally aligned chest layout. The circular HKFA crest is positioned right in the center of the chest, accompanied by a white Nike Swoosh directly beneath it.
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