Peeling Logos: Japanese Youth Players Issued Worn-Out Flamengo Kits in Adidas Project
48 minutes ago, by Chris
- Youth Exchange Initiative: The JFA and Adidas 'DREAM ROAD' project sent four Japanese youth players to train at CR Flamengo's academy in Brazil, marking a historic collaboration.
- Worn-Out Kits Issued: Japanese youth players received visibly aged and heavily worn Flamengo training shirts, featuring peeling Adidas logos and club crests, instead of new apparel.
- Online Criticism: The condition of the kits sparked significant online backlash and criticism from social media users and Flamengo fans, who deemed it an embarrassment for both the club and Adidas.
A high-profile youth exchange initiative between the Japan Football Association (JFA) and Adidas Japan has drawn unexpected criticism online over the condition of the gear provided to players. Under the JFA and Adidas "DREAM ROAD" project, four promising Japanese youth talents (Shuto Shiro, Sora Oshita, Sota Morioka, and Sora Suzuki) traveled to Brazil for a short-term training camp at CR Flamengo's academy. While the trip marked a historic first collaboration between the Japanese exchange program and a Brazilian club, footage from the sessions quickly sparked backlash among kit watchers and supporters. Huge thanks to our partner, What the Kit, for the great collage.
Worn-Out Adidas Flamengo Training Kits Given to Japanese Players
Instead of receiving new training apparel, the young players were spotted wearing visibly aged and heavily worn Flamengo training shirts. Photos and clips from the training ground showed that both the Adidas three stripes logo and Flamengo's club crest were heavily peeling and detached from the fabric. Social media users and Flamengo fans in Brazil quickly pointed out the battered gear, describing it as an embarrassment for both the club and Adidas to hand down deteriorated hand-me-downs during an officially sponsored international partnership.
Nottingham Forest Women Wear Training Tops vs Southampton to Avoid Color Blindness Clash
In an unusual kit occurrence, Nottingham Forest Women took to the pitch wearing training tops instead of their official 26-27 away kit during their match against Southampton Women at St Mary's Stadium on Sunday. The late switch was implemented specifically to avoid color blindness visibility issues that would have arisen from a red-versus-green clash. Huge thanks to @david_g_cooper for the spot.
With Southampton wearing their traditional red-and-white home kit, Nottingham Forest's primary alternative option - their green 26-27 away shirt - posed a serious dilemma. Red and green kit pairings are strictly discouraged by governing bodies and accessibility guidelines because they become indistinguishable to individuals with red-green color vision deficiency, which affects roughly 8% of men and 0.5% of women.
Since Nottingham Forest's home shirt is also red, the club resorted to dark training gear with match numbers applied on the back to provide adequate contrast for players, referees, and spectators.
Forest could have worn their light blue kit, but apparently they did not bring it.
Dominik Szoboszlai Reveals Nike Air Max 95 'Liverpool'
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has officially debuted the upcoming Nike Air Max 95 'Liverpool', a special-edition release designed in partnership with JD Sports ahead of their annual 1.10 Day celebration. Deeply rooted in local street culture, where the model has long been nicknamed the '110' after its original UK retail price, the sneaker is packed with bespoke details paying tribute to Merseyside. The shoe features mismatched accents of dockland-inspired 'Rust Factor' orange alongside 'Steam' green referencing the city's Liver Birds, complemented by a reflective brick pattern, a River Mersey map printed across the insole, a custom 'Liverpool' tongue badge, and 'SCOUSE' lettering visible beneath the outsole.
