Manchester City To Replace Etihad Kit Sponsor
Jan 25, 2020, by Chris
English Premier League side Manchester City are set to have a new main sponsor from the 2021-2022 season, according to a report of SportBusiness.
Etihad has been the club’s main shirt sponsor since 2009, one year after Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the Abu Dhabi ruling family took over the club.
Manchester City And CAA Seek Etihad Shirt Sponsor Replacement
According to SportBusiness, the CAA Sports agency, which was appointed in January 2018 by the club’s ownership group City Football Group to develop global partnerships, is looking to source the new shirt sponsor.
A new sponsor could raise about £50m (€59.1m/$65.6m) per year for the club. Etihad will look towards other sponsorship platforms to promote its brand.
The current deal was bundled with the stadium naming rights and other City assets in a 10-year agreement from 2011-12 to 2020-21, which has been controversially linked to Sheikh Mansour’s ownership interests. Sponsorships from companies in Abu Dhabi have been linked to even greater breaches of Fifa Fair Play (FFP) rules.
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Can You See What’s Hidden in Bayern’s Leaked 26-27 Third Kit?
We’ve finally figured out what the mysterious pattern on Bayern Munich’s 2026-2027 third kit is showing - but we’re not going to reveal it just yet.
Take a closer look at the shirt. Can you spot the hidden image yourself (there are four in total)?
Challenge: See if you can figure it out before we reveal the answer.
Tip: It's easier to see it in the back image
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Brazilian club Figueirense FC and supplier Volt Sport have officially launched the club's new third shirt for 2026. Celebrating Figueirense's 105th anniversary, the special edition kit arrives in a sleek black and gold colorway designed to highlight the club's rich history.
The standout element of the Figueirense 2026 third shirt is the tone-on-tone script running across the front, featuring handwritten lyrics from the club's official anthem, Avante Figueirense. Gold details appear on the Volt logo, retro monogram crest, collar, and sleeve cuffs. Elaborate geometric patterns decorate the collar and cuffs, while a commemorative 105th anniversary badge is placed near the bottom right hem.
In addition to the player shirt, Volt has also introduced an inverted goalkeeper version featuring a gold base paired with black trimmings and matching patterned details.
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FC Schalke 04 has recorded unprecedented demand for its new 26-27 Adidas Originals away kit, selling approximately 40,000 jerseys in just two and a half hours on launch day. According to reports from WAZ and Sport Bild, the surge marks the highest single-day kit sales total in the club's history, leaving both physical fan shops and the online store completely sold out.
The white retro jersey, featuring the iconic Adidas Trefoil logo alongside Schalke's historic crest, navy trim, and front sponsor BEUMER, captured massive interest among supporters. However, due to the overwhelming volume of orders and production schedules from Adidas, fans placing pre-orders face substantial delivery delays. Deliveries are expected to take up to four months, leaving many supporters waiting until Christmas to receive their kits.
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Italian club US Sambenedettese and technical provider Erreà have officially launched the team's new home shirt for the 26-27 season. Reinterpreting the club's traditional rossoblù identity, the jersey features a split half-and-half design layered with subtle tonal horizontal stripes, completed by striped sleeve cuffs and collar details that highlight the connection to San Benedetto del Tronto.
