RC Lens Wear 2002-03 Nike Font on Adidas 26-27 Champions League Kits
- Kit Anomaly: RC Lens displayed player names and numbers in Nike's 2002-03 font during a UEFA Champions League match against Sporting CP.
- Brand Discrepancy: This occurred despite RC Lens having switched back to Adidas for their 2026-27 European campaign, creating a unique mix of brands.
- Regulatory Freedom: The use of the custom, nostalgic Nike font on Adidas shirts was permissible because UEFA allows clubs to submit their own namesets rather than enforcing a standard.
In an unusual kit quirk spotted during their UEFA Champions League clash against Sporting CP, RC Lens took the pitch with player names and numbers rendered in Nike's iconic font template from the 2002 World Cup and 2002-03 season.
RC Lens 2026-2027 European Kit Font
Despite switching back to Adidas for the 26-27 campaign, the French club turned heads by reviving the exact typography famously donned by Nike-sponsored sides like Juventus and Lens themselves during their 2002-03 European campaign.
Because UEFA allows clubs to submit their own custom namesets rather than enforcing a unified league standard, Lens delivered a nostalgic early-2000s Nike throwback on the back of modern Adidas shirts.