Atalanta Signs Exclusive Partnership With Konami - Won't Be In FIFA 22
Konami has announced Atalanta to become its' next exclusive partner, joining other Serie A club Juventus, Napoli, Lazio and AS Roma.
We are excited to announce that @Atalanta_BC have become our newest Partner Club! The official, exclusive partnership will commence from the start of the 2021/22 season!
— eFootball PES (@officialpes) May 26, 2021
Watch the full Partnership Trailer below: pic.twitter.com/NdxAcHzI5v
Atalanta Signs Exclusivity Deal With KONAMI
The deal sees KONAMI becoming the “Official Video Game Partner” of Atalanta.
The Japanese game publisher secures exclusive rights to the use of the Atalanta license, including team name, crest and kits starting from the 2021/22 football season.
Naoki Morita, President at Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. commented: “As we prepare to unveil the future of the eFootball PES series, I am delighted to announce this exclusive partnership with Atalanta B.C., a truly formidable club with an exciting future at the highest levels of European football."
"Working side by side with our Partner Clubs is an important element of our strategy to deliver industry-leading video games to football fans all over the world.”
“We are extremely delighted to announce the partnership with KONAMI”, said Luca Percassi, Atalanta B.C. CEO. “KONAMI is an international brand that needs no introduction. It represents another important moment of growth for Atalanta”.
The deal is another blow to KONAMI's rival EA Sports, who owns the FIFA franchise. The latter lost Juventus in FIFA 20 and subsequently AS Roma in FIFA 21.
Despite already signed an agreement with KONAMI, Napoli will still feature in FIFA 22 as their license won't be exclusive to KONAMI until the 22-23 season.
Lazio is the only club of the five that do not have an exclusive agreement with KONAMI.
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Turkey 2026 World Cup Pre-Match Shirt Revealed - Streamlined Nike Template for Smaller Nations
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.
