Ukrainian Team Steals Nike Atletico & Sporting Kits - Sporting Fans Go Angry, Clubs React

Jul 24, 2024

by Chris

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Kit Theft: Ukrainian team Vorskla Poltava released new kits identical to Sporting CP's home kit and Atletico Madrid's third kit, sparking outrage.
Sporting CP's Reaction: Sporting CP expressed disappointment, emphasizing the exclusivity of their kit and is addressing the issue with Nike.
Vorskla's Response: Vorskla Poltava deleted all mentions of the stolen kits from their platforms and are expected to release new kits.

Ukrainian Premier League V. Poltava has released its new 2024-2025 kits two days ago. However, we had already seen the designs before, and now this caused a giant problem for everyone involved. Thanks to A Camisola for some background info.

Ukrainian Team V. Poltava Releases Kits Identical to Sporting and Atletico

The new Vorskla Poltava 24-25 home kit is identical to Sporting CP's 24-25 home kit, while the away kit is the same as Atletico's third from last season. The only difference is the logos.

Sporting Fans Notice Stolen Kit, Want Club to Resolve Siuation

Shortly after the Ukrainian team revealed its kit, Sporting fans got notice of it. The cause sparked extreme outrage among Sporting fans and elicited strong reactions from the club itself.

Sporting CP has issued a statement expressing its disappointment and concern over the situation. The club emphasized that its 24-25 home kit was meant to be exclusive, honoring one of its founders, Francisco Stromp. Indeed, the club even has an "exclusive clause', meaning that they will get designs used by no other Nike teams. Sporting said that it is currently resolving this issue with the management of its technical partner at the highest level.

Ukrainian Team Reacts and Deletes Everything About Kits

Two days later, the Ukrainian team reacted and deleted all signs of its stolen 24-25 kits from its website and social media. Footy Headlines is very sure that Vorskla will never wear the stolen kits and release new kits shortly.

This is not the first instance of Poltava "copying" other teams' kits. The team copied Nigeria's 2020 and 2022 kits. Back then, it remained a niche story.

We have no info on how Vorskla Poltava got its hands on Nike's exclusive kits but with its own logos. The club apparently printed over the original logos, at least for Atletico (see the large collar label).

In pre-season, Vorskla wore last season's teamwear home kit plus a gray alternative strip.

Are you surprised to see this happen? Do you think this matter was resolved after Vorskla deleted everything about its 24-25 kits? Let us know in the comments below.