Everton Search For New Sleeve Sponsor to Replace Angry Birds
Everton will present a new sleeve sponsor to replace Angry after the three-year deal signed in 2017 recently expired.
According to a report in the Liverpool Echo from late May, Everton's talks with Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish gaming company that owns the Angry Birds franchise, broke down. The previous deal brought in around £3m per season.
The recent 20-21 home kit launch seems to confirm this: while new main sponsor Cazoo appears on the front of the jersey, the sleeve is blank (for now).
Again, via the Echo story, Everton are currently in talks with several other potential sleeve sponsors. This means that there will be three new brands displayed on the 2020-21 kits: Hummel as supplier instead of Umbro, Cazoo instead of SportPesa and the new sleeve sponsor instead of Angry Birds.
While there are no concrete rumors yet, it could be possibly that one of Everton owner Alisher Usmanov's companies could take over. Both USM and MegaFon already are official club partners, with the former additionally inking a £30m naming rights option deal for the proposed new stadium.
Russian telcom MegaFon already appears as sleeve sponsor on the Everton training kits.
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Adidas Launches Special 26-27 Dog Kit for Real Madrid
Adidas has released a dedicated kit for dogs linked to Real Madrid. The designs adapt the club's new 2026-2027 home kit.
The collection lets fans outfit their pets to match the team's look. It builds on Adidas's growing range of pet products, including similar jerseys created for select national teams ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Arsenal Sends Kit Without Adidas Logo & Arsenal Crest
Arsenal shirt collector @NathanPanter_52 has posted images of the 26-27 home shirt bought for £136 that is missing both the Adidas logo and the club crest. The item is an official product - it is very uncommon that something like that happens.
LEAKED: Adidas to Upgrade Leeds United to Local Elite Tier
As spotted by @theadelites, a new customisation option on the Leeds United club shop website allows fans to chosse between replica and authentic kits (added by error too early). This probably means that Adidas has upgraded the club from the B Premium tier to one of the Local A Elite tiers. The move gives fans the option to select authentic kits built around advanced Climacool+ performance technology.
Reports from February indicated similar upgrades for clubs including Ajax and Lyon ahead of the 2026-27 season, but Adidas apparently postponed/scrapped these. Adidas previously already upgraded British teams Celtic, Aston Villa, and Newcastle United.
A quick color analysis of Newcastle's 26-27 home kit. It are not the colors that make this shirt bad, unlike the Madrid 26-27 kit.
