Nantes Announce Macron Kit Deal - No More New Balance
Macron will replace New Balance as Nantes' kit supplier from next season, the Ligue 1 club and the Italian brand announced earlier today.
The deal, which will cover the all pro teams as well as the academy and women's squads, will run for an initial five years.
Gianluca Pavanello, CEO of Macron, said: "The partnership with FC Nantes is important, on the one hand from a strategic point of view because it further consolidates our position on the French market, and on the other hand, because of the prestige of this great Club. We want to create a unique and exclusive collection, through match kits and the merchandising line dedicated to fans, whose genesis is the history and colors of FC Nantes."
For Waldemar Kita, President of FC Nantes: "We are delighted to start our partnership with Macron. Their professionalism and the technicality of their products convinced us. It is a growing company which has acquired significant experience in sport in offering high performance clothing. It is important for the Club to be able to build this type of long-term and ambitious relationship."
As always, Macron will work directly with the club to produce bespoke designs for home and away.
The FC Nantes 20-21 Macron kits and full collection will be unveiled in the coming days.
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Nike's preparations for the 2026 World Cup are being finalized with the reveal of the new Turkey pre-match shirt.
Rather than receiving a bespoke design, the new Nike Turkey 2026 World Cup pre-match jersey utilizes a highly visible, streamlined template that the American sportswear brand will be rolling out across its wider portfolio of sponsored national federations.
The defining feature of the Turkey 2026 pre-match shirt is its bold, all-over geometric graphic. The template consists of tightly packed, wavy zig-zag lines that warp and curve to create a dynamic optical illusion across the entire torso and sleeves. For the Turkish national team, this busy pattern is executed in vibrant, contrasting shades of red and dark orange.
Nike is applying this exact same streamlined template to several other national teams, simply adjusting the color palettes to suit each country. European sides like Norway and Finland, alongside South American heavyweights Uruguay, will all sport identical pre-match designs featuring their respective national colors applied to the same wavy graphic.
What are your thoughts on Nike utilizing a shared, streamlined template for its 2026 national team pre-match shirts? Let us know in the comments below.