No More Le Coq Sportif - Fiorentina To Sign Kappa Kit Deal - New Details
Apr 15, 2020, by Chris
Update: New details about the Kappa x Fiorentina kit deal have been revealed by Florence-based regional newspaper La Nazione. The new Kappa Fiorentina deal will run for an initial four years with an option to extend for a further two years.
According to several sites specialized in all things related to ACF Fiorentina, the Serie A club will leave Le Coq Sportif for Kappa in Summer 2020.
ACF Fiorentina To Sign Six-Year (4+2) Kappa Kit Deal
According to Fiorentina News, Kappa and Fiorentina will sign an initial four year deal with the option to extend the contract for another two seasons.
It is also reported that the French supplier Le Coq Sportif wanted to extend the agreement, but Fiorentina was not interested due to serious problems in supplying sports equipment, which left many shops without equipment for fans.
The Le Coq Sportif deal deal was worth around €4.4m ($4.8m) per season, or €22m over the five-year term from 2015-16 to 2019-20.
Kappa will make Fiorentina's kits for the first time in history.
Kappa will pay a little less than Le Coq, about 2.5 million euros compared to 2.8 million euros per season. The team plans to recover this gap as they hope to sell more Kappa stuff and gain royalties (Le Coq Sportif had delivery problems, as mentioned above).
The brand also plans to have the shirts by 2020-2021. In addition to the traditional purple shirt, one white and one red should be launched. Another novelty will be a line with more products, including pieces for women and children, and that for reasonable prices.
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Not Unique: Inter Milan 26-27 Champions League Kit Font Is Identical to Barcelona's
While the Nerazzurri introduced a dedicated cup font for their European campaign in the UEFA Champions League, the typeface is actually not exclusive to the Italian club. It is completely identical to the custom font introduced by FC Barcelona on their own 26-27 third kit.
Barcelona officially presented the typography in August alongside their third kit, sporting an angular, blocky, and squared-off aesthetic that contrasts with the curved, art-inspired font used on their home and away shirts. For Inter's 1990s-inspired Iron Ore grey third jersey, Nike used the exact same font set. The only differences are the color scheme - Speed Yellow with a subtle blue outline for Inter compared to deep navy for Barcelona - and the club crest stamped at the bottom of the numbers.
Inter Milan have traditionally stuck with the standard Serie A league font even in European fixtures, so the appearance of a bespoke Champions League typeface on their third kit caught plenty of attention. However, it seems Nike chose to streamline the design across their elite roster rather than creating a truly unique typography for each club.
FC Bourg-Péronnas 26-27 Away Kit Released
French Championnat National club Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 has officially launched its new away kit for the 26-27 campaign. Produced by Danish brand Hummel, the new design follows the earlier release of the team's home shirt.
The Hummel FBBP 01 26-27 away jersey is built on a clean white base and highlighted by an abstract, contour-like linework pattern flowing across the torso in subtle pink and orange hues. A traditional polo collar gives the shirt a refined aesthetic, accompanied by Hummel's signature black chevrons across the shoulders and vibrant contrast trim around the sleeve cuffs.
White shorts and matching white socks round out the full Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 26-27 away uniform.
Zulte Waregem Women 26-27 Away Kit Released
Belgian club SV Zulte Waregem and supplier Patrick have unveiled a bespoke 26-27 away kit created exclusively for the women's team. Marking the first time the women's side receives a completely independent design separate from the men's kit, the shirt features a light pink base paired with dark green raglan sleeves and trim. Subtle tonal floral illustrations run across the body, incorporating jasmine, alstroemeria, violet, and gladiolus inspired by player and youth academy drawings to represent friendship, trust, and strength, with dark green shorts and light pink socks rounding off the full strip.
Steven Bergwijn Shows Off Unreleased Nike Kobe Mercurial Boots
Al-Ittihad forward Steven Bergwijn has provided us with an in-hand image of his ike Kobe Mercurial football boots ahead of their official release. Reviving the celebrated Mambacurial look originally introduced on the 2013 Kobe 8, which itself drew inspiration from the Mercurial Vapor IX Fireberry, the special-edition boots feature a striking Hyper Pink, Electric Green, and Red Plum colorway. Scheduled to release as part of a crossover pack spanning both the Superfly 11 and Vapor 17 alongside the Kobe 8 Protro, the boots are slated to launch on September 19, 2026.